Trump slams rivals as he welcomes Netanyahu at his Florida resort

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sharply criticised his Democratic political rivals and warned of dire consequences for the Middle East if he was not re-elected, as he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on July 26.

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The meeting capped a week in which Mr Netanyahu addressed the US Congress and held talks with US President Joe Biden and Vice-President and presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, who took the Israeli leader to task over the situation in Gaza in a meeting the previous day.

“We have incompetent people running our country,” Trump said while sitting across from Mr Netanyahu.

“If we win, it’ll be very simple. It’s all gonna work out, and very quickly. If we don’t, you could end up with major wars in the Middle East and maybe a third world war.”

Trump’s campaign later released a statement on the meeting, saying he “pledged that when he returns to the White House, he will make every effort to bring peace to the Middle East and combat anti-Semitism from spreading throughout college campuses across the United States”.