Kathrine Frich
Unscripted moments have a way of cutting through carefully staged diplomacy.
A short exchange during a high level meeting in Florida has now drawn attention online, after a recording surfaced from a seemingly routine setting.
The clip has prompted renewed discussion about recognition, credit, and the role of personal legacy in global negotiations.
Hot mic remarks
A video shared online captured Donald Trump during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago.
In the recording, Trump can be heard saying: “35 years of fighting and they stopped. Do I get credit for it? No.”
He then appeared to begin referencing the Nobel Peace Prize, saying: “They gave the Nob…,” before being cut off. Later on he continued.
“How about India and Pakistan? So I did 8 of them. And then I’ll tell you the rest of it,” he said.
The Daily Express reported that the remarks were picked up during a moment when the two delegations were seated together.
Netanyahu praise and prize
Following the meeting, Netanyahu described the talks as “very, very productuve” and highlighted what he called their “extraordinary friendship”.
He said: “He’s achieved remarkable things in the Middle East because we worked together. We talk about our ideas. Sometimes we have different ideas, but we work it out, and most of the time we see eye to eye. But it’s been a remarkable experience and this was a very, very productive meeting.”
Netanyahu also confirmed that Trump would receive the Israeli Peace Price.
“In almost our 80 years, we’ve never awarded it to a non-Israeli. And we’re going to award it this year to President Trump,” he said.
Gaza and Iran warnings
During the discussions, Trump warned there would be “hell to pay” if Hamas did not disarm.
“Horrible. That’s going to be really, really bad for them. And I don’t want that to happen. But they made an agreement that they were going to disarm,” he said.
Trump also addressed concerns about Iran, stating: “If they are, we’re going to have no choice but very quickly to eradicate that build-up.”
“I hope Iran is not trying to build up, as I’ve been reading, that they’re building up weapons and other things, and if they are, they’re not they’re not using the sites that we obliterated, but they’re using possibly different sites.”
Sources: Daily Express
