Trump's Latest Troll Will Probably Offend Both Americans And Israelis

After the US president claimed he had a 99% percent approval rating in Israel, he said he might "go to Israel and run for prime minister.”

Although Donald Trump has previously hinted about running for an unconstitutional third presidential term in the United States, he suggested on Wednesday that he had another job in mind: prime minister of Israel.

Trump made the trollish suggestion during a Wednesday press gaggle after a reporter asked him what he’d said to Israel’s current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, about holding off on strikes on Iran.

“He’s fine,” Trump said. “He’ll do whatever I want him to do. He’s a very good man. Uh, he’ll do whatever I want him to do. And 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.”

Trump then inexplicably pivoted from praising Netanyahu to suggesting that Israelis might prefer him as their leader.

“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 and run for prime........

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