Report says PM hoping for at least a phone call with the former president; after Biden gets COVID, US says it has ‘every expectation’ he and premier will still see each other
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to meet with former US president Donald Trump during his visit to the United States next week, or at least to speak the Republican presidential contender on the phone, according to a report Thursday.
The Kan public broadcaster, which cited Israeli sources familiar with the matter, did not say where such a meeting may take place, and the Prime Minister’s Office did not respond to its request for comment.
Netanyahu is set to fly to Washington Sunday night, ahead of his address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, July 24.
The prime minister is scheduled to meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday, the first time Biden will have hosted Netanyahu in Washington since he returned to office in late 2022.
But Biden’s schedule has been up in the air since Wednesday, when the president tested positive for COVID-19 and entered quarantine. He is experiencing “mild symptoms,” the White House said.
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