Trump Says He Swore at Netanyahu Over Lebanon Attacks (1)

June 3, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC

Donald Trump said he swore at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call this week as the US president tried to deescalate fighting in Lebanon and keep peace talks with Iran on track.

“I did,” Trump said in an interview with the Pod Force One podcast, responding to a question about whether he directed expletives toward Netanyahu, widely known as Bibi, and called him crazy.

“I was a little bit perturbed at him constantly fighting with Lebanon,” Trump said on the podcast, aired on Wednesday. “At some point, I said: ‘Bibi, we have to stop this.’”

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