John McCain thinks President Obama is acting like a child.
The Arizona Republican appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday and scolded Obama for criticizing newly re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his pre-election rhetoric.
“There was a free and fair democratic election, the only nation in the region that will have such a thing,” McCain declared. “The president should get over it. Get over your temper tantrum, mr. President, it’s time that we work together with our Israeli friends and try to stem this tide of ISIS and Iranian movement throughout the region which is threatening the very fabric of the region.”
“The least of your problems is what Bibi Netanyahu said during an election campaign,” the GOP senator added, referencing comments Obama made during an interview with the Huffington Post released Saturday.
Specifically, the president claimed that Netanyahu’s pre-election rhetoric was “contrary to what is the best of Israel’s traditions.”
Obama was criticized by many last week when he refrained from calling Netanyahu to congratulate the prime minister on his victorious election Wednesday.
The president insisted in his conversation with the Huffington Post, however, that he spoke to the Israeli prime minister Thursday.
