Trump and Netanyahu’s once blossoming bromance sours at a pivotal moment for both men - CNN

With just over a week to go until Israel’s election day, President Donald Trump finally gave the full-throated endorsement that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had long sought. The president called Netanyahu a “Great Warrior Prime Minister” in a post on social media, which he said serves as his “Complete and Total Endorsement of Bibi Netanyahu.” Trump also hinted at a possible resumption of hostilities in the unpopular war with Iran — a war the US launched alongside Israel eight months ago — saying that if the Iranians do not “change their ways, rapidly, we will soon finish the job.” Netanyahu was quick to respond, thanking Trump for the “tremendous support and the joint work.” Trump told Axios journalist and CNN Global Affairs analyst Barak Ravid in a brief phone interview that he had always intended to endorse Netanyahu. “I was always going to do that.