‘Crazy’: Trump reportedly lashes out at Netanyahu amid strained ties

WASHINGTON — They went to war together against Iran, but Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s relationship is under strain after the US president reportedly called the Israeli premier “crazy.” Trump unleashed a profane tirade over the phone at Netanyahu over Israel’s threats to bomb the Lebanese capital Beirut, fearing it would undermine talks with Tehran, the Axios news outlet and ABC News reported. It underscored the increasingly shaky ties between two right-wing allies with lots to lose politically from the Middle East war — and who both face criticism for being in hock to the other. READ: Trump boasts of […]... Keep on reading: ‘Crazy’: Trump reportedly lashes out at Netanyahu amid strained ties