Networks Hype Obama’s ‘Stern Message’ and ‘Tough Talk’ to Netanyahu

‘In a congratulatory call, President Obama made his skepticism clear’

Networks Hype Obama's 'Stern Message' and 'Tough Talk' to Netanyahu (NewsBusters)

On Friday, all three network morning shows touted President Obama's petulant "congratulatory" phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which the commander-in-chief issued diplomatic threats to the newly reelected Jewish leader and America's closest ally.

Leading off a full report on NBC's Today, correspondent Katy Tur blamed Obama's pettiness on Netanyahu: "This call was billed as a congratulations, but after Benjamin Netanyahu's provocative address to Congress and his statements opposing a Palestinian state, the phone call was anything but a friendly pat on back, as the President gave the Israeli leader a stern message....and warning the U.S. is reassessing aspects of its relationship with Israel."

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