President Trump publicly urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his bribery charges in a stunning off-script moment during his triumphant speech to the Knesset on Monday .

“Hey, I have an idea. Mr. President, why don’t you give him a pardon? Give him a pardon,” Trump said during his rousing address to the Israeli parliament, triggering a big applause.

“By the way, that wasn’t in the speech, as you probably know, but I happen to like this gentleman right over here,” Trump continued. 4

“It just seems to make so much sense. You know whether we like it or not, this has been one of the greatest wartime [leaders].”

“And cigars and champagne, who the hell cares about that?”

Netanyahu, the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history, h

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