Trump Suggests He Could “Run For Prime Minister” Of Israel, Here’s How Netanyahu Responded

Wow, he really said that? You’re saying Is-raelquote?

The 2028 Presidential Race is on the horizon, and Donald Trump is once again playing 4D chess. His latest political tactic: running for Prime Minister of Israel.

When asked by reporters about how Netanyahu would behave regarding Iran, Trump said, “I’m right now at 99% [approval rate] in Israel. I could run for Prime Minister, so maybe after I do this, I’ll go to Israel, run for Prime Minister.”

Now, the comment was probably a joke, and Trump was merely saying that he’s very popular in Israel, more popular than its actual leader, in fact.

The comments were ahead of a lengthy call between the two leaders in which they discussed the war in Iran.

Netanyahu has not responded directly to Trump’s supposed leadership challenge, but Axios has reported that his “hair was on fire after the call”. Again, that probably wasn’t supposed to be taken literally.

Trump’s Path To Power (but not the power he currently has, like, a different kind)

Trump is correct in his claim that Netanyahu’s approval rating has declined, but that probably won’t be enough to unseat the sitting Prime Minister.

Trump would first have to restart his political career in Israel and become an elected politician in the Knesset. Then, Trump would have to be selected by that party to become Prime Minister and form a majority government within 28 days.

Of course, Trump could be selected as an interim Prime Minister should anything happen to Netanyahu, but this would upset the traditional order of succession.

Either way, Trump would have to defeat Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister in a political head-to-head. Bibi might not be as popular as he used to be, but having served six terms as PM, he still holds a lot of power.

Huh… It’s looking more and more likely that Trump didn’t completely mean what he said.

For context, here’s the full quote:

“He’s fine, he’ll do whatever I want him to do. He’s a very, very good man. He’ll do whatever I want him to do and he’s, he’s a great guy. To me, he’s a great guy. Don’t forget he was a wartime Prime Minister. And he’s not treated right in Israel, in my opinion. I’m right now at 99% in Israel. I could run for Prime Minister, so maybe after I do this, I’ll go to Israel, run for Prime Minister.”

He could certainly run, that’s true. Whether he wins or not is another question. So sure, maybe after this, he will run. We’ll just have to wait and see.

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