Opposition leader Yair Lapid responded to statements by US President Donald Trump, who called for the dismissal of Netanyahu's trial, and said in an interview with ynet Studio: "If I quote Rotman - and this is the first time in my life I've said this sentence - with all due respect to Trump, he should not interfere in a legal process in an independent country." Lapid added that he "assumes this is compensation he's giving him, because he's going to pressure him on the Gaza issue - to end the war. That's typical of Trump."