Netanyahu Books White House Visit, Forgets To Actually Book White House
KEY POINTS
- •Netanyahu has visited the Oval Office six times since Trump returned to office, but his latest meeting request has gone unanswered for over two weeks.
- •After Netanyahu planned a US trip to meet Trump post-NATO summit, the visit was canceled when Lindsey Graham's funeral got postponed.
- •Relations soured after Netanyahu criticized Trump on Fox News about selling F-35 jets to Turkey, causing Trump to feel disrespected.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has somehow turned scheduling a White House meeting into a geopolitical game of hide-and-seek — and he’s losing. Despite six Oval Office visits since Trump’s 2025 comeback, Bibi hasn’t locked down a sit-down for 2+ weeks. Reporters were treated to a rollercoaster: Netanyahu called Trump congratulating him for the US 250th Independence Day, promised to pop by after Trump’s NATO summit in Ankara (July 7-8), then rushed an Israeli Air Force jet to DC before canceling because Lindsey Graham's funeral was postponed—an event whose scheduling apparently trumps world diplomacy. Meanwhile, Trump's tersely unimpressed staff insisted Bibi 'was trying to will a meeting into existence' as Netanyahu aired grievances live on Fox about Turkey's F-35 deal, fueling Trump’s "pissed off" side. Throw in intelligence about an unconfirmed Iranian assassination plot in Ankara, the Secret Service smashing out the old Air Force One, and 103 House Democrats voting to slash $3 billion aid to Israel, and you have a political soap opera with more twists than an M. Night Shyamalan movie. Apparently, Bibi’s Washington fan club is looking more like a lukewarm tea party.
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(1 of 3)Trying to score a White House meeting but only booking ghost flights and Fox News tantrums? Netanyahu’s 2026 diplomacy is peak 'Will it, don't chill it.'
Netanyahu tried to schedule a White House meet like ordering an Uber: lots of hope, zero confirmations, and a canceled ride home.
Forget world politics, the real drama is Netanyahu vs. the calendar—Spoiler: the calendar’s winning by a mile.
Source: Axios | Published: 7/16/2026 | Author: Barak Ravid
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