Donald Trump Claims Benyamin Netanyahu 'Knows Who the Boss Is,' Axios Reports

Donald Trump asserted that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "knows who the boss is" during a recent phone conversation with Axios. The former U.S. president also suggested that Netanyahu could visit the White House as early as the upcoming week.

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We get along very well. (Netanyahu) knows who the boss is.

"We get along very well. (Netanyahu) knows who the boss is," Trump told Axios. This remark follows a period where Trump has publicly criticized Netanyahu on several occasions. These criticisms intensified recently, particularly after the war led by Israel against Hezbollah in Lebanon potentially jeopardized talks with Iran.

An Israeli official, however, tempered expectations regarding the timing of the visit. The official told Axios that the meeting might not occur the following week because Trump is scheduled to travel to Turkey for the NATO summit on July 7 and 8. "It could take place the following week," the official clarified.

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It could take place the following week.

Earlier on Friday, Netanyahu's office had already indicated that the two leaders were set to meet "soon" in the United States. A statement from Netanyahu's office highlighted that the Prime Minister had emphasized during their conversation that the U.S. guarantees global freedom and that Israel greatly values the close ties between the two nations.

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The Prime Minister emphasized during their conversation that the United States were the guarantors of freedom in the world, and that Israel greatly appreciated the close ties between the two nations.