Trump Owns Up to Vulgar Netanyahu Call

The New York Post's June 3 article reports that Trump confirmed in an exclusive "Pod Force One" interview that he called Netanyahu "f–king crazy" during a Monday phone call. This directly corroborates the Axios report from June 1, which cited two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call. Trump's confirmation to the Post matches the core details of the Axios reporting: the expletive language, the frustration over Lebanon, and the context of US-Iran peace talks being threatened by Israeli escalation. The Post article explicitly notes that "Trump's explosive language with Netanyahu was first reported Monday by Axios." Trump framed the exchange as the frustration of a "wartime president" dealing with a "wartime prime minister," while maintaining they have a productive working relationship. The Axios report provided additional details not directly addressed in the Post interview, including Trump's claim that he helped keep Netanyahu out of jail and his objection to civilian casualties in Lebanon.

The evidence is strong: the New York Post published a direct, on-the-record confirmation from Trump himself in an exclusive interview dated June 3, 2026, matching the Axios report from June 1. Both sources are from major, established outlets. The Post article explicitly references the Axios report and Trump confirms the core claim. The Axios report provides the original sourcing with named context (two U.S. officials and a third source). The dates align with the claim, and the actors and events match precisely.