RUSH TRANSCRIPT President Donald ░░░░░░░░ is scheduled to welcome ░░░░░░░░ prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ the White House later ░░░░░░░░ afternoon The two leaders ░░░░░░░░ hold a joint news ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu arrived in Washington ░░░░░░░░ Sunday and immediately met ░░░░░░░░ U S Commerce secretary ░░░░░░░░ lutnick and U S ░░░░░░░░ representative James greer The ░░░░░░░░ minister called the meeting ░░░░░░░░ warm friendly and productive ░░░░░░░░ Trump imposed a 17 ░░░░░░░░ on all Israeli goods ░░░░░░░░ though Israel has canceled ░░░░░░░░ its tariffs on products ░░░░░░░░ the U S the ░░░░░░░░ leaders are also expected ░░░░░░░░ discuss of course the ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza bringing hostages ░░░░░░░░ and likely Iran Joining ░░░░░░░░ now is former Israeli ░░░░░░░░ to the U S ░░░░░░░░ Oren He s also ░░░░░░░░ fellow at the Wilson ░░░░░░░░ All right ambassador Israeli ░░░░░░░░ were kind of shocked ░░░░░░░░ Trump instituted the 17 ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu announced this visit ░░░░░░░░ s coming Do you ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ able to negotiate a ░░░░░░░░ deal And is that ░░░░░░░░ what this visit is ░░░░░░░░ First of all it ░░░░░░░░ a shock the United ░░░░░░░░ has the longest standing ░░░░░░░░ trade agreement with Israel ░░░░░░░░ 1985 President Reagan So ░░░░░░░░ tariffs are Unknown in ░░░░░░░░ relationship So yes it ░░░░░░░░ a shock and it ░░░░░░░░ relatively high There are ░░░░░░░░ countries in the world ░░░░░░░░ got 10 we got ░░░░░░░░ And it comes out ░░░░░░░░ about 2 75 billion ░░░░░░░░ To the state Of ░░░░░░░░ which a lot and ░░░░░░░░ Not insignificant Okay I ░░░░░░░░ That But I don ░░░░░░░░ Think still even with ░░░░░░░░ Danger sort Of dangling ░░░░░░░░ our heads that s ░░░░░░░░ a reason for prime ░░░░░░░░ to pick up in ░░░░░░░░ Middle of a War ░░░░░░░░ rush to Washington So ░░░░░░░░ Other issues here Many ░░░░░░░░ issues here One the ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza and The ░░░░░░░░ of securing the release ░░░░░░░░ Further hostages In exchange ░░░░░░░░ A ceasefire with Hamas ░░░░░░░░ there s very intensive ░░░░░░░░ going on right now ░░░░░░░░ we speak And what ░░░░░░░░ going To be the ░░░░░░░░ Of that Turkey s ░░░░░░░░ in the Middle East ░░░░░░░░ president of Turkey Mr ░░░░░░░░ has called for Israel ░░░░░░░░ destruction Turkey is moving ░░░░░░░░ Syria after The fall ░░░░░░░░ The Syrian government Along ░░░░░░░░ border basically taking credit ░░░░░░░░ the fall of Assad ░░░░░░░░ And so there s ░░░░░░░░ Issue there And we ░░░░░░░░ t want any conflict ░░░░░░░░ Turkey We don t ░░░░░░░░ that Turkey doesn t ░░░░░░░░ a conflict With us ░░░░░░░░ that issue The situation ░░░░░░░░ Lebanon there s a ░░░░░░░░ list but Heading all ░░░░░░░░ that list Is Iran ░░░░░░░░ Iran And that is ░░░░░░░░ to a Head on ░░░░░░░░ levels One The Iranian ░░░░░░░░ is coming very very ░░░░░░░░ to the ability to ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear weapon Could ░░░░░░░░ a matter of days ░░░░░░░░ secondly The Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ it wants to negotiate ░░░░░░░░ But negotiate about what ░░░░░░░░ long would those negotiations ░░░░░░░░ on Because the Iranians ░░░░░░░░ very good at dragging ░░░░░░░░ out And what does ░░░░░░░░ mean Because the Trump ░░░░░░░░ pulled out of the ░░░░░░░░ in its first administration ░░░░░░░░ was the Iran nuclear ░░░░░░░░ Obviously it was not ░░░░░░░░ popular with Israel Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ it But where do ░░░░░░░░ go from there And ░░░░░░░░ does that negotiation look ░░░░░░░░ That is precisely What ░░░░░░░░ re going to talk ░░░░░░░░ today We want to ░░░░░░░░ down the street and ░░░░░░░░ into that conversation They ░░░░░░░░ going to say my ░░░░░░░░ is fly on the ░░░░░░░░ The prime minister s ░░░░░░░░ to say to the ░░░░░░░░ You want To negotiate ░░░░░░░░ understand That negotiations are ░░░░░░░░ To War not in ░░░░░░░░ cases but maybe in ░░░░░░░░ case But what are ░░░░░░░░ going to negotiate for ░░░░░░░░ how long Because Israel ░░░░░░░░ problem with the jcpoa ░░░░░░░░ 2015 was that it ░░░░░░░░ kicked the can down ░░░░░░░░ road It froze the ░░░░░░░░ for about 10 years ░░░░░░░░ I think what the ░░░░░░░░ minister s going to ░░░░░░░░ to the president say ░░░░░░░░ negotiate But at the ░░░░░░░░ of this negotiation it ░░░░░░░░ not kicking the can ░░░░░░░░ the road Iran actually ░░░░░░░░ to dismantle nuclear Facilities ░░░░░░░░ prove that it does ░░░░░░░░ have a military nuclear ░░░░░░░░ capability And I think ░░░░░░░░ s what he s ░░░░░░░░ to go for I ░░░░░░░░ t know if he ░░░░░░░░ achieve it I also ░░░░░░░░ to talk to you ░░░░░░░░ where we are with ░░░░░░░░ cease fire or lack ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire in Gaza The ░░░░░░░░ seems to just be ░░░░░░░░ at this point Does ░░░░░░░░ have any leverage over ░░░░░░░░ Is there any leverage ░░░░░░░░ would want to use ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu Where do we ░░░░░░░░ does this negotiation stand ░░░░░░░░ what do you see ░░░░░░░░ the outcome Very you ░░░░░░░░ they re All important ░░░░░░░░ christina but they re ░░░░░░░░ ones Yeah Does he ░░░░░░░░ leverage Absolutely absolutely You ░░░░░░░░ President Biden with all ░░░░░░░░ respect He said don ░░░░░░░░ remember He said don ░░░░░░░░ And everybody did The ░░░░░░░░ did The Palestinians did ░░░░░░░░ Israel did too This ░░░░░░░░ says don t people ░░░░░░░░ many many times before ░░░░░░░░ And so if President ░░░░░░░░ says listen you got ░░░░░░░░ week to go you ░░░░░░░░ get But will He ░░░░░░░░ don t know That ░░░░░░░░ the next question Will ░░░░░░░░ say that I don ░░░░░░░░ know but I feel ░░░░░░░░ that that it s ░░░░░░░░ open ended entirely that ░░░░░░░░ s going to say ░░░░░░░░ I want a peace ░░░░░░░░ Israel and Saudi Arabia ░░░░░░░░ want that that that ░░░░░░░░ on the south lawn ░░░░░░░░ I want a nobel ░░░░░░░░ Okay It s fine ░░░░░░░░ d like them To ░░░░░░░░ One too but we ░░░░░░░░ t have The Saudis ░░░░░░░░ not going to negotiate ░░░░░░░░ there s fighting going ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza So at ░░░░░░░░ certain point this has ░░░░░░░░ to end And we ░░░░░░░░ it to end with ░░░░░░░░ deal And what the ░░░░░░░░ is going to look ░░░░░░░░ an extended cease fire ░░░░░░░░ 40 50 Days in ░░░░░░░░ for the release Of ░░░░░░░░ 11 living hostages of ░░░░░░░░ 24 we believe who ░░░░░░░░ alive Are we getting ░░░░░░░░ signals from Hamas that ░░░░░░░░ re willing to come ░░░░░░░░ to the table Yes ░░░░░░░░ s been some signs ░░░░░░░░ Hamas is beginning to ░░░░░░░░ They ve under tremendous ░░░░░░░░ and Israel has been ░░░░░░░░ not just military leaders ░░░░░░░░ also political leaders for ░░░░░░░░ first time And we ░░░░░░░░ proceeding I m not ░░░░░░░░ spokesman for the government ░░░░░░░░ proceeding on the assumption ░░░░░░░░ guys don t want ░░░░░░░░ die Yeah All right ░░░░░░░░ to talk about I ░░░░░░░░ wish we were both ░░░░░░░░ on the wall of ░░░░░░░░ meeting Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for joining us All ░░░░░░░░ And that does it ░░░░░░░░ us today. Thank you