by liberal japonicus
I have to admit this was my first thought after seeing the opening of this Guardian piece
“What the fuck are you doing?” the US president shouted at the Israeli prime minister during the phone call on Monday, according to Axios, a US website that has frequently published reports on high-level conversations between the two leaders.
The report, which has been contested in Israeli media, cited a US official summarising Trump’s remarks to Netanyahu: “You’re fucking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.”
The article ends rather abruptly, which I assume is for legal reasons preventing them from making inferences.
In his case, of course, it’s not for anything like humanitarian or rational geopolitical reasons, it’s to do with his power and popularity (or the diminution thereof). But yup, when he’s right he’s right.
i like that they cause each other misery.