US lawmaker dismisses Trump-Netanyahu tensions as ‘all talk’

<article data-history-node-id="441603" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-lawmaker-dismisses-trump-netanyahu-tensions-all-talk" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-lawmaker-dismisses-trump-netanyahu-tensions-all-talk" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US lawmaker dismisses Trump-Netanyahu tensions as ‘all talk’</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>US Republican Representative Thomas Massie criticised Washington’s continued financial support for Israel and downplayed reports of a heated exchange between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.</p> <p>In a social media post, Massie wrote,&nbsp;“It’s all talk. Just withhold foreign aid to Israel for a month and they’ll stop bombing their neighbors – instant peace, the Strait of Hormuz can be opened, and gas drops $2 a gallon.”</p> <p>He added, “Israel has been, and continues to be, the biggest welfare recipient from American tax payers.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s all talk. Just withhold foreign aid to Israel for a month and they’ll stop bombing their neighbors - instant peace, the Strait of Hormuz can be opened, and gas drops $2 a gallon. Israel has been, and continues to be, the biggest welfare recipient from American tax payers. <a href="https://t.co/VzAQYbMIpO">https://t.co/VzAQYbMIpO</a></p> — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href="https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2061828367578509588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>