United States President Donald Trump told the Axios news agency that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political standing appears to have improved after the Israeli parliamentary elections, despite initially receiving "disturbing" reports about his prospects. Trump said he heard that his support had a significant impact on Netanyahu, noting that the Israeli leader is now in "pretty good shape." When Trump was asked if he would participate in efforts to form a coalition government led by Netanyahu, Trump said that he had not yet thought about it but "will look into it." ".

United States President Donald Trump told the Axios news agency that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political standing appears to have improved after the Israeli parliamentary elections, despite initially receiving "disturbing" reports about his prospects. Trump said he heard that his support had a significant impact on Netanyahu, noting that the Israeli leader is now in "pretty good shape." When Trump was asked if he would participate in efforts to form a coalition government led by Netanyahu, Trump said that he had not yet thought about it but "will look into it." ".