Netanyahu did his best to keep his poker face up, but on two occasions the Israeli Prime Minister side eyed Trump as the President Of The United States outed Israel as the source of the intelligence that he leaked to Russia.
Video of the whole clip:
Trump said, “I never mentioned the word or the name Israel. Never mentioned during that conversation. They’re all saying I did, so you have another story wrong. Never mentioned the word Israel.”
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Netanyahu was trying to keep his game face on, but look at his eyes:
Every time Trump said never mentioned, Netanyahu’s eyes shifted to Trump:
Israel may publicly say that everything is fine, but things don’t look fine.
No US official, until Trump opened his mouth, had confirmed that Israel was the source of the classified intelligence that the President leaked to Russia.
Netanyahu got the president that he wanted. Now he has to live with the consequences.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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