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Trump's Team Feared Israel Was 'Getting Out of Control', Sources Reveal
Behind-the-scenes account from a key player reveals how President Trump responded when an Israeli bombing threatened to derail a hostage deal. According to Jared Kushner, the president felt that his counterpart was veering off course and needed to be reined in.
"It was time to be very strong and stop them from doing things that he felt were not in their long-term interests," Kushner told CBS News sources. The comments suggest that Trump's team had grown increasingly concerned about the Israeli government's actions, which they believed posed a risk to the fragile hostage deal.
Sources close to the negotiations say that an Israeli bombing was a major escalation that nearly derailed talks between the US and Iran over a humanitarian crisis in Yemen. With tensions running high, Kushner was tasked with negotiating a ceasefire - an effort that ultimately failed to yield concrete results.
The situation became so dire that Trump's inner circle feared their efforts would be for naught unless drastic action was taken. As Kushner noted, his father-in-law felt the need to assert himself, even if it meant straining diplomatic ties with Israel.
Behind-the-scenes account from a key player reveals how President Trump responded when an Israeli bombing threatened to derail a hostage deal. According to Jared Kushner, the president felt that his counterpart was veering off course and needed to be reined in.
"It was time to be very strong and stop them from doing things that he felt were not in their long-term interests," Kushner told CBS News sources. The comments suggest that Trump's team had grown increasingly concerned about the Israeli government's actions, which they believed posed a risk to the fragile hostage deal.
Sources close to the negotiations say that an Israeli bombing was a major escalation that nearly derailed talks between the US and Iran over a humanitarian crisis in Yemen. With tensions running high, Kushner was tasked with negotiating a ceasefire - an effort that ultimately failed to yield concrete results.
The situation became so dire that Trump's inner circle feared their efforts would be for naught unless drastic action was taken. As Kushner noted, his father-in-law felt the need to assert himself, even if it meant straining diplomatic ties with Israel.
This whole thing is super concerning... I mean, what's going on with Israel right now? They're basically taking a hardline stance and Trump's team is like "hold up, this isn't good for anyone". Kushner's comments make sense tho - if the talks were gonna fall apart because of some reckless bombing, you gotta take drastic measures to try and salvage it. But at the same time, straining diplomatic ties with Israel can have major implications... I don't know, seems like they're walking a tightrope here 
And now Kushner is coming out and saying that Trump felt like he needed to take control... it's like, what exactly was going on behind the scenes there? It sounds like a lot of pressure was on him to get things done 
. I think it's interesting that we're hearing about this now, but at the same time, it makes me wonder if there are more stories like this that aren't getting told...
. It sounds like they were trying to stop Israel from doing something that would mess up the whole hostage deal with Iran. And Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, was basically the one who had to navigate all this drama 
. It's crazy how diplomatic efforts can fail so spectacularly, and it makes you wonder what exactly was going on behind the scenes 
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. This part about Kushner being like 'hey Israel needs to chill' 
makes me wonder if there's more to the story than we know...and what does this say about Trump's views on diplomacy vs, you know, being in charge 
?