President Donald Trump told Axios that Prime Minister Netanyahu 'has no f***ing judgment' regarding the recent strike in Beirut. The remarks, reported at 19:48 Jerusalem, provide the most graphic account yet of Trump's anger over an Israeli military operation he believes complicates his diplomatic push with Iran.
At 19:48 Jerusalem, President Donald Trump told Axios that Prime Minister Netanyahu has 'no f***ing judgment' over the Beirut strike — the most graphic version yet of a criticism he has leveled repeatedly in the past half-hour. The remark follows a rapid cascade of statements: at 19:10, Trump first told Channel 12's Barak Ravid that he was 'very angry' and Netanyahu had 'no judgment.' By 19:12, journalist Amichai Stein quoted Trump saying he told Netanyahu he is 'not satisfied.' At 19:14, Trump said he conveyed his displeasure directly to Netanyahu. By 19:16, the president said he would ask Iran not to fire at Israel and expected a deal within hours. The new Axios report at 19:48 adds that Trump used the particular phrasing 'has no f***ing judgment,' attributing the direct quote to the interview.
The thread began at 19:10 Jerusalem when The Zioneer published the initial report from Channel 12 — a single outlet with Barak Ravid as the named source. Within minutes, i24NEWS's Amichai Stein corroborated with a separate quote. By 19:14, Trump's own statement to Israeli media was being reported as a direct conversation. The evolution from one reporter's account to multiple independent newsrooms and eventual on-record quotes has moved the reporting from a single source to a multi-sourced, explicit presidential statement.
As The Zioneer reported at 18:42, sources told N12 that Washington is exerting heavy pressure on Iran not to retaliate, and Trump earlier stated the strike was 'not coordinated' with the US. In a June 8 bulletin, The Zioneer noted Trump's plan to call Netanyahu to urge restraint, and a June 9 background item quoted Trump calling Israel's earlier counterstrike in Iran 'unnecessary' while accepting that Israel 'must show a response.' The current thread thus extends a pattern of US frustration with Israeli military timing.
What remains open: Trump's latest quote comes via a single Axios report — not yet independently confirmed by The Zioneer. The timeline of the supposed one-hour window between the strike and the Iran deal rests entirely on Trump's own claims; no US or Israeli official has independently verified that a deal signing was indeed scheduled. The source claiming Netanyahu did not wait for Trump's approval (reported at 19:35) remains unverified.
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- DevelopingTrump tells Netanyahu 'what the f--- are you doing' in phone call — reported by Amit Segal
- DevelopingTrump reveals new details of calls with Netanyahu in interview
Source and signal
- Internal intake