White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
"This is the ‘when did you stop beating your spouse’ question because I don't think he ever did that," Sullivan responded.
"Excuse me?" Doocy interjected, before Sullivan continued.
"Well you use that as the premise of your question, which is when he does that. He – I've never seen him do that shout or swear in response to that. So from my perspective, that particular report is not correct," Sullivan said.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan takes a question from a reporter during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
"Point two, the prime minister, of course, knows how to reach President Biden. If the Prime Minister felt he needed the president for some reason, he would have picked up the phone and called. And of course, in the last 32 days, President Biden has never declined a phone call from Prime Minister Netanyahu," he added.
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Sullivan said the gap was evident of "the normal give and take of two leaders, both operating their governments, both operating their foreign policies, both working with their teams, and then at a key inflection point in the dialogue between the two sides coming together and talking. I wouldn't make more of it than that."
Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
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