Biden caught saying he and Netanyahu need to have ‘come to Jesus meeting’

Comments captured on hot mic after State of the Union address point to US president’s growing frustration with Israeli leader

Joe Biden’s growing frustration with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, continued to mount, with the Democratic US president captured on a hot mic saying that he and the Israeli leader will need to have a “come to Jesus meeting”.

The comments by Biden came as he spoke with the Colorado Democratic senator Michael Bennet, on the floor of the House chamber in Washington following Thursday night’s State of the Union address.