[1_Rain_Drop]

"What Trump said might well have been true. But this was not the best time to say it."

I think it was the perfect time. Trump gave Bibi a loving kick in the butt to man up and do the right thing this time. Grow some iron balls... go through with the plan.

[Leaning Right]

I understand what you’re saying. But consider the day after Pearl Harbor.
FDR had enough on his mind. He didn’t need to hear public criticism from Churchill.

I think the same applies here.