Trump’s initial response to the terrorist attack was to blame Bibi. This was done purely because Bibi recognizes that Biden won the 2020 election. More recently, however, Trump is demanding unconditional support for the Israeli invasion and accusing American Jews who disagree of being untrue to their religion. It’s the usual toxic stew of personal grievance and political opportunism.
But consider that Trump’s only real overseas friends in his first term were Bibi and MBS, and that his one diplomatic success was the Abraham Accords. How is encouraging Bibi to bounce the rubble going to play in Saudi Arabia? How would Trump 2.0 finish the job of creating a regional alliance by offending public opinion in the Arab world?
Let’s hope we never find out.