Overview
- A batch of excerpts published Tuesday from Regime Change by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan quotes President Trump as telling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “Everybody’s sick of you, Bibi,” during a heated September 2025 phone call.
- The report says Jared Kushner and White House envoy Steve Witkoff were on the call and that anger over an Israeli strike in Doha and accusations that Netanyahu aide Ron Dermer misled U.S. negotiators helped trigger the confrontation.
- According to the book, Trump pressed Netanyahu not to withdraw from a 20-point U.S. ceasefire and reconstruction plan, the two men announced the framework days later, and the deal was finalized on Oct. 8 with remaining living hostages released soon after.
- The claims in the excerpts come from administration sources interviewed by the authors and have not been publicly confirmed by President Trump or Prime Minister Netanyahu at the time of reporting.
- Coverage highlights how sharp private exchanges can strain personal ties while official U.S.-Israel coordination continued on later regional operations, a development that could affect public trust in the alliance and how future diplomacy is conducted.