In September 2025, conservative commentator Brandon Tatum drew widespread criticism following an interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he minimized an incident of his group being spit on in Israel. During a two-week tour with an evangelical church group, Tatum told Netanyahu that his group had an “incredible time” and encountered “only one incident” where a small child spit on one of the pastors. While Tatum characterized the event as minor, the Rossing Center for Ed