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"You're F#cking Crazy" - Trump Netanyahu LEAK Exposes Power Struggle

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🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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A heated Axios report claims Donald Trump called Benjamin Netanyahu “crazy” over Israel’s actions in Lebanon. In this PBD Podcast clip, Patrick and Mehdi Hasan break down the leak, media spin, US‑Israel power dynamics, and what it means for Gaza and the Iran war

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So Axios brings out the story. At this point, you've seen it. So Rob, if you want to go down so I can read the whole thing, you're effing crazy. Trump fumes at Netanyahu in call on Lebanon, go a little bit lower, Rob, so I can read the whole thing. So President General Laszschev, I'm going over Israel, escalation in Lebanon and an expletive Latin call on Monday, two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call told Axios,

0:21.5

white matters early on Monday, Iran threatened to abandon negotiations with the U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call told Axios, White

0:21.8

matters early on Monday. Iran threatened to abandon negotiations with the U.S. over Israel,

0:25.0

saying actions in Lebanon on the call, Trump called Netanyahu crazy and accused them of

0:29.1

ingratitude according to two of the sources. He also put the brakes on Israel's plan to strike

0:34.1

Beirut. Behind the scenes, one U.S. official told Bibi that following threw on his threat to bomb Lebanese capital would further isolate Israel from around the world. Two of the sources said Trump claimed he'd help keep Netanyahu out of jail. He said, if it wasn't for me, you'd be in jail right there. You're effing crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ass. Everybody hates you. Everybody hates Israel because of this. Do you think this call happened? The call definitely happened, but both sides are spinning it in their own ways, and they're spinning it with the classic people. So just background on this. This is Axios piece. The author of this piece is Barack Ravid, who is an award-winning journalist,

1:11.7

won on coverage co-authored by Mark Caputo,

1:14.5

former colleague of mine at NBC News.

1:16.0

But Barack Ravid is famous,

1:17.7

or should I say now infamous in media circles,

1:19.3

for being the guy who the White House always goes to

1:22.3

to leak stuff about conversations with Israel.

1:24.8

Is this the guy that leaked that Bibi got up,

1:27.2

that Biden got upset?

1:28.3

Yes, same.

1:29.3

This is the same guy.

1:30.3

He did both.

1:31.3

He's my partner.

1:32.3

Whether you're Joe Biden.

1:33.3

Well, it's not about being fair.

1:34.3

It's the point is that whoever's in the White House, they know that this is the guy who does

1:38.3

the stories about split between Israel and America.

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