President Donald Trump described the US-Israel relationship in a Wednesday evening statement, saying the United States is 'the big partner' and Israel the 'very small partner,' according to reports on Israeli Telegram channels.
President Donald Trump made the remark characterizing the US-Israel relationship late Wednesday evening, stating 'we are the big partner, and he is the very small partner.' The statement (reported by Israeli Telegram channels, 19:50 Jerusalem) extends a series of recent Trump remarks on Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu. As cited in The Zioneer's coverage this week, Trump previously said he sent a draft proposal to Israel and called Jerusalem a 'great partner' (Wed 19:20); and elsewhere stated that 'without me there would be no Israel' (Tue 16:32). The new formulation — framing Israel as the junior partner — follows a pattern in which Trump has repeatedly asserted American leverage over Israel. The full context of the remark — whether it was made in an interview, a social media post, or a press appearance — is not yet specified in the available reports. No official White House transcript has been published.
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