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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTillerson: Netanyahu, Israelis 'played' Trump
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that Israeli officials "played" President Donald Trump in their conversations with him, warning that a "healthy amount of skepticism" is needed in dealings with Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
The comments came during a panel discussion at Harvard University in which Tillerson, who was fired by the president last year, touched on a variety of themes from his tenure, including Iran, his hiring freeze at the State Department and the unpredictable nature of Israel's longest-serving prime minister, Netanyahu.
"They did that with the president on a couple of occasions, to persuade him that Were the good guys, theyre the bad guys," Tillerson said, according to the Harvard Gazette. "We later exposed it to the president so he understood, Youve been played.
He cautioned that skepticism is necessary when dealing with Netanyahu, whom Tillerson called "a bit Machiavellian."
The Israeli Prime Minister's office responded to the former secretary of state via Twitter, writing, "Secretary Tillerson, Israel *is* the good guy."
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Tillerson: Netanyahu, Israelis 'played' Trump (Original Post)
mfcorey1
Sep 2019
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Beartracks
(12,816 posts)1. EVERYone plays Trump. It seems he's known for "deals" only because...
... he's been involved in a bunch of them, since everyone lines up to take advantage of him.
In "The Art of the Deal" he must have been the canvas.
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tanyev
(42,564 posts)2. They played an ignorant, corrupt, off-the-charts narcissist?
Inconceivable!
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)3. K&R
BHDem53
(1,061 posts)4. Who hasn't played dumb donald?
trof
(54,256 posts)5. Like a fiddle. Only so much easier.
paleotn
(17,931 posts)6. And why not?
He's so easy to play, there's no sport in it.