He is less worried about Trump. He felt empowered to build settlements in the West Bank under Trump.

Did the same thing under Biden. And Obama.

Biden didn't push back as much, but he did issue sanctions against some settlers in the West Bank.

Obama pushed back against Netanyahu. Netanyahu didn't like the Iran deal. Obama forced Netanyahu to halt construction of settlements. Obama didn't block an UN resolution to condemn the settlements. There was a reason why Bibi effectively campaigned for Trump to be president.