Former President Donald Trump is facing criticism for comments he made about Israel and its prime minister.
Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi told Israel’s Channel 13 it is “shameful that a man like that, a former U.S. president, abets propaganda and disseminates things that wound the spirit of Israel’s fighters and its citizens.”
“We don’t have to bother with him and the nonsense he spouts,” he added.
His comment referred to remarks Trump made on Wednesday where he blasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump spoke about the 2020 strike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.
“It was all over, and we did. But I’ll never forget, I’ll never forget that Bibi Netanyahu let us down. That was a very terrible thing, I will say that,” he continued.
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Whoa. Trump just attacked Israel and said that he'll "never forget" that they didn't participate in the Soleimani operation. He said Israel "let us down" and needs to "straighten it out" and called them weak, saying they should "strengthen themselves up." pic.twitter.com/pMrWLt8ojz
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He went on to talk about what led Israel to miss Hamas’ planned attack and urged officials there to “straighten it out.”
He returned to the Soleimani strike and said he was “disappointed by that, very disappointed” by Israel before accusing Netanyahu of trying to take credit for the strike, which he said, “Didn’t make me feel too good.”
Trump also called Hezbollah “very smart.”
White House spokesman Andrew Bates weighed in as well and called Trump’s statements “dangerous and unhinged.” Meanwhile, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said, “Now is not the time to be attacking our ally.”