US President Donald Trump was “pissed off” by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public criticism of a proposed US sale of F-35 fighter jets to Türkiye, the Axios news site reported Thursday. Citing two White House officials, the news outlet said no meeting had been scheduled despite reports in Israeli media that Trump would host Netanyahu on Monday. One official reportedly said that Trump was angered by Netanyahu’s remarks during a Fox News interview shortly before the US president traveled to Ankara for the July 7-8 NATO summit. A second official said Trump believed Netanyahu had “no right” to intervene in the proposed weapons sale. The Israeli premier has reportedly sought a meeting with Trump for more than two weeks. […]
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