A Whole Lotta People Aren’t Buying Axios’ Report On Trump’s F-Bomb-Laced, Bibi-Bashing Phone Call

Social media users across the political spectrum are casting serious doubts on a new Axios report claiming President Donald Trump cursed out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Axios reported Monday that Trump “lashed out” at Netanyahu during a phone call concerning Israel’s threat to bomb Beirut, Lebanon, and the Israel Defense Force’s invasion of Southern Lebanon amid a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire. One anonymous official, “summarizing” the phone call, claimed Trump told Netanyahu, “You’re fucking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.” Axios also reported that Trump “reined in” Netanyahu and convinced him to scrap the plans to bomb Beirut and Hezbollah targets.

However, many people aren’t buying it.

Progressive “Breaking Points” host Krystal Ball compared the new Axios story to nearly identical stories leaked during former President Joe Biden’s administration. Biden had reportedly described Netanyahu as a “bad f*cking guy” and an “asshole,” all while his administration continued to green-light U.S. weapons sales to Israel. (RELATED: ‘This Conversation Is Over’: Biden Reportedly Hung Up On Netanyahu After Heated Phone Call)

How many times have they sold and resold this same story about Biden and now Trump being secretly VERY VERY mad at Netanyahu https://t.co/uGpSULbhhM

— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) June 1, 2026

Fox News host Mark Levin claimed the story was “largely fabricated” and called for one of its authors, Barak Ravid, to be fired.

MORE RE YESTERDAY’S LEAK ABOUT THE PHONE CALL BETWEEN POTUS AND BIBII

Barack Ravid at Axios should be fired. Reason: his story was largely fabricated by those leaking anonymously leaking to him. The media need to take seriously the accuracy of what they report and these media…

— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) June 2, 2026

Amit Segal, a correspondent for Israel news outlet N12, reported that the Axios story was “inaccurate.”

EXCLUSIVE: According to a very senior official on the PM’s team on the late-night Netanyahu-Trump call, the Axios report is inaccurate. Trump did not make personal remarks about jail or claim Netanyahu is hated globally.

​Instead, the tense call focused on conflicting social…

— Amit Segal (@AmitSegal) June 2, 2026

Independent journalist Caitlin Johnstone accused Ravid of making a “whole career” out of Biden-era leaks suggesting the former president was fed up with Netanyahu or on the verge of making an ultimatum to the Israeli prime minister.

Barak Ravid has made a whole career out of these articles telling Americans they don’t need to worry about the latest horrifying war because the president is taking care of it. Some Ravid headlines from the Biden administration:

Biden “running out” of patience with Bibi as Gaza… https://t.co/yytQ8Ngdy7

— Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz) June 1, 2026

Dave DeCamp, news editor at antiwar.com, pointed to a report that the U.S. had coordinated with Israel in its threat to attack Beirut.

Not buying the narrative https://t.co/hpYK0Fc2hB

— Dave DeCamp (@DecampDave) June 2, 2026

Progressive journalist Mark Ames joked that Trump was “Brandonmaxxing,” a reference to Biden’s nickname coined by conservatives early in his term.

Brandonmaxxing: level unlockedhttps://t.co/N5rpyW3HjC pic.twitter.com/CJIRu8iDBF

— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) June 2, 2026

For his part, Trump claimed that he acted as an intermediary between Israel and Hezbollah and prevented further attacks from happening Monday.

“I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back,” he said in a Truth Social post. “Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop — That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel.”