President Trump jokingly told reporters that he would go to Israel after his term and run for prime minister, citing his high polling numbers.

“I’m right now at 99% in Israel,” Trump said.

“I could run for prime minister. So maybe after I do this, I’ll go to Israel, run for prime minister. I had a poll this morning. I’m 99%,” he continued.

“He’s a wartime prime minister. I just don’t think they treat him well,” Trump said, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“I think they have a president over there that treats him very poorly,” he added.

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Trump was asked what he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about holding off on striking Iran while the United States is involved in ceasefire negotiations.

“He’s fine. He’ll do whatever I want him to do. He’s a very good man,” Trump said of his Israeli counterpart. “Don’t forget, he was a wartime prime minister, and he’s not treated right in Israel, in my opinion.”

Trump proceeded to claim he has near-unanimous support from Israeli citizens before recycling a joke he’s previously made about Venezuela.

Trump made similar remarks about Venezuela last month, jokingly saying he may run for president of the country.

“After I’m finished with this, I can go to Venezuela. I will quickly learn Spanish. It won’t take too long. I’m good at language, and I will go to Venezuela. I’m gonna run for president,” Trump said.

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During a cabinet meeting late last month, Trump joked that he “may run” for president against acting President Delcy Rodriguez, whom he installed as the leader after Maduro was captured.

“The people — actually, I’m the highest polling person. In other words, after the presidency, I think I may go to Venezuela and run for president,” Trump said.

Trump described the prospect as a “wonderful option” for him.

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While Trump boasted his “good” language skills at Monday’s press conference, last month he told Latin American leaders at the inaugural Shield of the Americas Summit that he would not learn a new language.

During his address, Trump praised Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who, as the son of Cuban immigrants, speaks fluent Spanish.

 

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