Tillerson: Netanyahu, Israelis 'played' Trump

[mfcorey1]

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 ‘We’re the good guys, they’re the bad guys,’" Tillerson said, according to the Harvard Gazette. "We later exposed it to the president so he understood, ‘You’ve 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."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tillerson-netanyahu-israelis-played-trump/ar-AAHxIrC?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout

[Beartracks]

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]

2. They played an ignorant, corrupt, off-the-charts narcissist?

Inconceivable!

[Scurrilous]

3. K&R

[BHDem53]

4. Who hasn't played dumb donald?

[trof]

5. Like a fiddle. Only so much easier.

[paleotn]

6. And why not?

He's so easy to play, there's no sport in it.