President Isaac Herzog was en route back to Israel from Australia on Thursday night when United States President Donald Trump publicly urged him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he should be “ashamed” for not doing so.

Axar.az informs, citing Jerusalem Post, “I think the people of Israel should really shame him. He’s disgraceful for not giving it. He should give it,” Trump said during a White House event.

The comments reached Herzog mid-flight, aboard a commercial airliner carrying him and his delegation home after a four-day visit.

Asked by one of the reporters traveling with him for his personal reaction, Herzog replied: “To the best of my recollection, I am the president of Israel.”