President Donald Trump on Tuesday <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114698784693311065">posted</a> a personal text message about the Israel-Iran conflict from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fierce-israel-supporter-mike-huckabee-confirmed-as-ambassador-to-israel">Mike Huckabee</a>, who is serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Israel. 
Huckabee, a former Christian pastor, told Trump that he believes God saved his life during an assassination attempt last year so he could serve in this moment, listen to God&#8217;s voice, and act accordingly in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/live-updates-israel-strikes-iran?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Daily+Wire&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=LIVE+UPDATES%3A+Israel+Eliminates+More+Iranian+Commanders+As+Trump+Weighs+In">high-stakes conflict between Israel and Iran</a>.
&#8220;Mr. President, God spared you in Butler, PA, to be the most consequential president in a century &#8212; maybe ever,&#8221; Huckabee wrote. &#8220;The decisions on your shoulders, I would not want to be made by anybody else.&#8221;
&#8220;You have many voices speaking to you Sir, but there is only ONE voice that matters,&#8221; the former Arkansas governor told Trump. &#8220;HIS voice.&#8221;
Huckabee noted that Trump appointed him as ambassador to Israel, emphasizing that he trusts Trump&#8217;s &#8220;instincts.&#8221;
&#8220;No president in my lifetime has been in a position like yours. Not since Truman in 1945,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t reach out to persuade you. Only to encourage you. I believe you will hear from heaven and that voice is far more important than mine or ANYONE else&#8217;s.&#8221;
&#8220;You sent me to Israel to be your eyes, ears, and voice and to make sure our flag flies above our embassy. My job is to be the last one to leave. I will not abandon this post. Our flag will NOT come down!&#8221;
&#8220;You did not seek this moment. This moment sought YOU!&#8221; Huckabee concluded. &#8220;It is my honor to serve you!&#8221;
Former Trump administration White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany posted a screenshot of Huckabee&#8217;s note to Trump on X. &#8220;Huckabee&#8217;s message is so WISE and divinely inspired,&#8221; she captioned the image. 
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President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> just posted this message from <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovMikeHuckabee</a> on Truth Social.
Huckabee&#8217;s message is so WISE and divinely inspired:
&#8220;God spared you in Butler, PA to be the most consequential President in a century&#8211;maybe ever&#8230; You have many voices speaking to… <a href="https://t.co/sqCs4J3NVm">pic.twitter.com/sqCs4J3NVm</a>
— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) <a href="https://twitter.com/kayleighmcenany/status/1934969500660551883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
Trump captioned the message from Huckabee on Truth Social: &#8220;From Mike Huckabee, a Pastor, Politician, Ambassador, and Great Person!&#8221; 
On June 13, Israel started targeting nuclear facilities, military leaders, and state media in Iran in what it called &#8220;preemptive strikes.&#8221; The nation is continuing its efforts, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the conflict <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/netanyahu-killing-irans-supreme-leader-would-end-the-conflict?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Netanyahu%3A+Killing+Iran%E2%80%99s+Supreme+Leader+Would+%E2%80%98End+The+Conflict%E2%80%99" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would end</a> if Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei were killed, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/not-a-ceasefire-trump-reveals-what-hes-looking-for-with-israel-iran-conflict?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=‘Not+A+Ceasefire’%3A+Trump+Reveals+What+He’s+‘Looking+For’+With+Israel-Iran+Conflict">The Daily Wire</a> reported.
Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/not-a-ceasefire-trump-reveals-what-hes-looking-for-with-israel-iran-conflict?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=‘Not+A+Ceasefire’%3A+Trump+Reveals+What+He’s+‘Looking+For’+With+Israel-Iran+Conflict">said</a> on Tuesday that he wants “a real end” to the conflict between Israel and Iran, adding that a mere ceasefire isn’t enough.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/live-updates-israel-strikes-iran?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Daily+Wire&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=LIVE+UPDATES%3A+Israel+Eliminates+More+Iranian+Commanders+As+Trump+Weighs+In">LIVE UPDATES: Israel Eliminates More Iranian Commanders As Trump Weighs In</a>

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s call to shut down the Office of Palestinian Affairs (OPA) and consolidate its operations into the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is a timely and welcome move that restores clarity and coherence to American diplomacy in the region. The decision not only aligns with U.S. law and longstanding policy, but also reflects a realistic appraisal of the current geopolitical landscape.
The OPA operated as a quasi-independent diplomatic mission to the Palestinian Authority, with its head reporting directly to the State Department rather than to the U.S. Ambassador in Jerusalem. Its presence in the heart of Jerusalem, separate from the embassy, created confusion about America’s stance on the city’s status and appeared to circumvent both Israeli sovereignty and the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995, which recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and directs that the U.S. embassy be located there.
This arrangement wasn’t new. The Trump administration closed the OPA in 2019 for precisely these reasons, merging its responsibilities into the newly established U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. That decision was consistent with President Trump’s broader effort to reshape American policy in the Middle East by acknowledging geopolitical realities rather than clinging to outdated diplomatic frameworks.
When the Biden administration reopened the OPA in 2022, it reignited controversy. The move was met with strong opposition from Israel, which declined to grant the office formal diplomatic status. The OPA resumed operations nonetheless, conducting outreach to the Palestinian Authority while sidestepping coordination with the embassy. In one notable instance, the office called for Israeli “restraint” in its response to the October 2023 Hamas attacks, just a day after the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Such unilateral statements only deepened concerns about the office’s role and legitimacy.
Moreover, the OPA’s treatment of American citizens — particularly dual Israeli-American nationals — raised serious questions. Reports that such individuals were denied consular services through the OPA, and instead redirected to other diplomatic channels, suggested a politicized approach to basic diplomatic duties.
If the United States wishes to maintain constructive relations with the Palestinian people, those efforts should be directed either through the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem or through a diplomatic office in Ramallah, where the Palestinian Authority is based. The OPA’s placement in Jerusalem signaled an unresolved stance on the city’s status — a stance that contradicts both American law and policy.
Secretary Rubio’s proposal to close the OPA and fold its functions into the existing embassy structure is a common-sense step that reflects the reality on the ground. It reinforces the U.S.–Israel alliance, upholds American law, and eliminates a source of unnecessary diplomatic friction. It also brings U.S. policy in line with a broader strategic vision — one that prioritizes stability, mutual recognition, and pragmatic engagement over symbolic gestures.
The Jerusalem Center for Applied Policy (JCAP), among others, has long called for this change. Their conversations with members of Congress and the administration emphasized not only the legal inconsistencies of the OPA but also its potential to undermine both Israeli sovereignty and American credibility in the region.
Going forward, additional policy adjustments should follow this logic. Suspending aid and even shutting down UNRWA, reviewing funding for UNESCO and other UN agencies that undermine Israel’s sovereignty, and supporting Israel’s development efforts in Jerusalem are all aligned with a coherent and values-driven U.S. foreign policy. These steps reinforce not only America’s partnership with Israel but also its broader interest in a secure and stable Middle East.
Secretary Rubio’s leadership on this issue marks a step toward restoring diplomatic focus and credibility. In a region long burdened by ambiguity and contradiction, such clarity is both overdue and necessary.
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Chaim Silberstein is the Founder and President of the Jerusalem Center for Applied Policy (JCAP.ngo), where Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, Esq. serves as Senior Research Associate.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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In the wake of the release of American-Israeli Edan Alexander by the terrorist group Hamas, which still holds dozens of hostages abducted in their October 7, 2023, massacre of over 1,200 Israelis, some prominent GOP leaders were undeterred in urging that the terrorist group be eliminated.
Hamas released Alexander, apparently to curry favor with the U.S., as Israel has blocked aid into Gaza, where Hamas has routinely seized supplies intended for civilians and reportedly <a href="https://www.jns.org/hamas-steals-food-from-its-citizens-yet-israel-gets-blamed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resold them on the black market</a>.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) responded to the freeing of Alexander by writing, “Hamas terrorists brutally tortured Edan Alexander and held him hostage for 19 months. Thanks to @POTUS ’s strength and leadership, Edan on his way home. We’re glad he’s heading home but this should have never happened. We demand justice for all of those still held hostage and we stand with Israel in the fight to eliminate Hamas.”
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Hamas terrorists brutally tortured Edan Alexander and held him hostage for 19 months. Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>’s strength and leadership, Edan on his way home.
We’re glad he’s heading home but this should have never happened. 
We demand justice for all of those still held hostage and… <a href="https://t.co/J7yvbuX2rf">https://t.co/J7yvbuX2rf</a>
&mdash; Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1922016356729258349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), a veteran who served in the war in Iraq as a platoon leader with the 101st Airborne Division and led a 41-man air assault, echoed, “After more than 580 days in captivity Edan Alexander is free from Hamas terrorists. I commend President Trump for his tireless efforts to free the hostages. And we should encourage Israel to keep up the pressure to destroy Hamas and bring all the hostages home.”
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After more than 580 days in captivity Edan Alexander is free from Hamas terrorists. I commend President Trump for his tireless efforts to free the hostages. And we should encourage Israel to keep up the pressure to destroy Hamas and bring all the hostages home.
&mdash; Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTomCotton/status/1922002968200585425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Meanwhile, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) maintained a vigilant eye on Iran, for whom Hamas acts as a murderous proxy, writing, “While negotiating with Iran, the goal must be full dismantlement of their nuclear program. The Biden administration allowed them to build out their nuclear program for four years while keeping the cameras off. If they are allowed to keep any part of the program, they will be able to cheat — and the Ayatollah has cheated on every deal he&#8217;s ever signed.”
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While negotiating with Iran, the goal must be full dismantlement of their nuclear program. 
The Biden administration allowed them to build out their nuclear program for four years while keeping the cameras off. If they are allowed to keep any part of the program, they will be… <a href="https://t.co/XkLtZ1VTZT">pic.twitter.com/XkLtZ1VTZT</a>
&mdash; Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/1921954233982542124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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And to dispel rumors that President Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are undergoing a frostiness in their relationship, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee chimed in, “Excellent meeting w/     ⁦ @IsraeliPM. Cooperative efforts with ⁦@POTUS ⁩&amp; ⁦@IsraeliPM ⁩resulted in Edan Alexander release. Witkoff, &amp; Huckabee meet ahead of hostage release. Forget rumors. We’re all on same page.”
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Excellent meeting w/ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IsraeliPM</a>⁩. Cooperative efforts with ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>⁩ &amp; ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IsraeliPM</a>⁩ resulted in Edan Alexander release. Witkoff, &amp; Huckabee meet ahead of hostage release. Forget rumors. We’re all on same page. <a href="https://t.co/UrKsxtUWSS">https://t.co/UrKsxtUWSS</a>
&mdash; Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1921946025247318251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee presented his credentials last week to Israel’s President, Yitzchak Herzog, and immediately demonstrated why he is the right person for this vital position at this critical time. It is true that Ambassador Huckabee has visited Israel more than 100 times, in his capacity as a Baptist preacher leading his congregation and as a politician accompanying his constituents, but even more importantly, he understands Israel, its uniqueness, its role in history, its abiding friendship with the United States, and its challenges.
Huckabee declared at the reception that he returns to Israel with “absolute joy and an overwhelming sense of awe that I am in a land where G-d Himself said, ‘This is mine, and these are My people.’” Such sentiments are not often expressed in Israel and not articulated often enough by Jews but they provide the foundation for defining the rightful place of the State of Israel, its reason for existence, and even the relentless antagonism of its enemies. The land of Israel was not only the land of the Bible in ancient times; it remains the land of the Bible and awaits the fulfillment of the prophetic vision of the future. Perceived through that prism, Israel’s struggles against implacable foes take on a new light that is visible only to someone who shares Ambassador Huckabee’s perspective.
Indeed, it is hard to imagine another ambassador having visited the country to which he was posted 100 times before assuming the role. It means that Huckabee’s commitment to Israel’s security stems from his correct understanding of America’s place in the world and its capacity to foster good and promote peace and prosperity.
So, what should be on Ambassador Huckabee’s agenda, especially mindful that he is the U.S. Ambassador who should advance American interests in the region?
The Ambassador has been outspoken in recent years as to the non-viability of a Palestinian state in the land of Israel, now rendered especially incongruous and perilous in light of the Hamas massacre of October 7, the ongoing war, and the Palestinian Authority’s reluctance to condemn that war. As ambassador, he can thwart the subtle encroachment towards a Palestinian state favored by Europe and some elements in the United States by reiterating a number of steps taken during the first Trump administration. He can again shutter the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs (OPA), located on Agron Street in the western part of Jerusalem, which was revived by the Biden administration in violation of U.S. and Israeli law and functioned as a quasi-diplomatic mission to the Palestinians. During the first Trump term, this office was closed, and its services provided out of the American embassy in Jerusalem to which it reported directly.
The OPA as currently constituted is an affront to Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem. Ambassador Huckabee, together with Israel’s Foreign Ministry, can use his good offices to limit or halt the activities of the several European consulates that are located in Jerusalem and operate as missions to the Palestinian Authority in defiance of Israeli and international law. The ambassador can persuade, and certainly the U.S. government can act, to support Israel’s closure of these hostile outposts in the heart of Jerusalem.
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The Ambassador can urge the State Department to finally designate “Jerusalem, Israel” as an official place of birth on American passports. The State Department has long embraced the chimera that Jerusalem’s status as part of Israel — as Israel’s capital, no less — is somehow still subject to the outcome of negotiations. This policy should be repudiated and U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem who so desire should have their place of birth recorded as “Jerusalem, Israel.”
Ambassador Huckabee should also encourage the Trump administration to follow through on its temporary suspension of funding to UNRWA and make that suspension permanent. UNRWA, although barred by Israeli law from operating in Jerusalem, still maneuvers behind the scenes, controlling schools and in some cases economic development while advancing the interests of Hamas, with which it was integrally linked during the Gaza War. Cutting aid and resigning from UNESCO, another UN organization that is antagonistic to Israel and the United States, is also an American interest.
Additionally, for many decades under Democratic administrations, any type of residential or commercial building in Jerusalem by Jews – not by Arabs – drew immediate condemnations from the State Department. This too must end, and the ambassador is well positioned, as is President Trump, a real estate mogul, to take the lead in supporting Israel’s plans to construct new neighborhoods in Jerusalem and even to explore the expansion of Jerusalem’s municipal boundaries to encompass satellite towns on its periphery.
To his great credit, President Trump has appointed two distinguished emissaries to Israel – David Friedman in his first term and Mike Huckabee in his current term. A person of faith, such as Ambassador Huckabee, deeply understands the centrality of Israel in the narrative of world history. But this ambassador also deeply understands the Israel of the future, and the pivotal role played by the city of Jerusalem, and even more how a secure and prosperous Israel will strengthen the United States and bring the world closer to the vision of peace on earth.
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Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, Esq., is Senior Research Associate at the Jerusalem Center for Applied Policy (JCAP.ngo).
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, a staunch supporter of Israel, presented his credentials today to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, officially making him the United States Ambassador to Israel.
Speaking at the President&#8217;s Residence in Jerusalem and fighting back tears, Huckabee recounted how President Donald Trump had told him he would take the role.
“I never talked to him about it, I never had a conversation with him,” Huckabee said. “I got a call out of the clear blue, just a few days after the election. If you know President Trump, he did not say, ‘Would you think about going, have you ever considered?’ He simply called and said, ‘Mike, you’re going to be my ambassador to Israel.’ Just as simple as that. You don’t say no to him.”
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Amb. <a href="https://twitter.com/USAmbIsrael?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@USAmbIsrael</a> at a ceremony for starting his role as the U.S. Ambassador to Israel today:
&#8220;I felt it was not so much saying yes to a president—it was certainly that—but it was yes to a calling from God himself to come and fulfill what I believe what is not just a job, but a… <a href="https://t.co/jtD1m96FBY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/jtD1m96FBY</a>
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1914373109584380104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Huckabee, a devout Evangelical Christian, said that although Trump gave him the position, he believes it was God’s work.
&#8220;I felt it was not so much saying yes to a president — it was certainly that — but it was yes to a calling from God himself to come and fulfill what I believe is not just a job, but a mission.&#8221;
Upon arriving in Israel, Huckabee took a note from President Trump to the Western Wall, a remnant of King Herod’s expansion of the Temple Mount during the Second Temple Period, where Jews have prayed for nearly a thousand years since the destruction of the temple. Huckabee placed the note, which read &#8216;For peace in Israel,&#8217; into the wall, following tradition.
Huckabee expressed gratitude for the role and said he was well prepared to serve, having taken more than 100 trips to Israel in his life.
“I am here, not just as a visitor, but now for the next few years — unless the president tweets something early in the morning and tells me to come home — this will be my home for the next four years,” he said.
Amid anti-Israel sentiments on both the Right and Left in America, Huckabee made the case for the United States’ continued relationship with Israel.
“I never want Americans to think that we Americans are not greatly benefited by our partnership with our ally Israel,” Huckabee said. “We benefit dramatically in the sharing of intelligence, the sharing of technology, and the sharing of agricultural innovation, in which Israel has led the world.”
The Senate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fierce-israel-supporter-mike-huckabee-confirmed-as-ambassador-to-israel?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Fierce+Israel+Supporter+Mike+Huckabee+Confirmed+As+Ambassador+To+Israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed Huckabee earlier</a> this month in a 53–46 vote, mostly along party lines, with the exception of Democratic Senator John Fetterman, who has been a fierce defender of Israel since Hamas&#8217; October 7 attack on Israeli civilians.
In a memorable moment during his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-huckabee-trumps-pick-for-u-s-ambassador-to-israel-faces-senators-live-updates?author=Daily+Wire&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=LIVE+UPDATES%3A+Mike+Huckabee%2C+Trump%E2%80%99s+Pick+For+U.S.+Ambassador+To+Israel%2C+Faces+Senators" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmation hearing</a>, Huckabee took aim at Hamas for its massacre.
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Really powerful statements from Mike Huckabee about Hamas&#8217;s actions on October 7 during his confirmation hearing to become U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
&#8220;They massacred them and they did it in a way that was most physically painful and in a way that was most personally… <a href="https://t.co/ZQhBOlqE9H" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/ZQhBOlqE9H</a>
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&#8220;This was not simply a cold-blooded murder in which people came across the borders and shot innocent people,&#8221; Huckabee said. &#8220;They massacred them, and they did it in a way that was most physically painful and in a way that was most personally humiliating. And worse, they videotaped themselves doing it because they were proud of it.
Huckabee added that Hamas said they would do it again.
&#8220;Hamas is not a government, it&#8217;s not a standing army. It&#8217;s a terrorist organization, and they acted like it, and they must be treated as such.&#8221;
Huckabee also pointed out Hamas has been holding hostages longer than Iran did after the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979.
He added that making peace with Palestinians is difficult because of the Jew-hatred indoctrination in Palestinian-controlled areas.
“With the ongoing doctrine where compensation is given to those who murder Jews, parks and streets are named for those who do it, pensions are given to the families of those who are killed in the line of killing Jews, senator, that&#8217;s a difficult pathway to peace,” he said. “The two-state solution, the notion that everyone is going to live together, toast marshmallows around the campfire, singing Kumbaya, and it’s going to happen in our lifetime, is not going to happen if one of the sides doesn&#8217;t believe the other has a right to exist.”
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Huckabee on why peace with the Palestinians is difficult
“Compensation is given to those who murder Jews, parks and streets are named for those who do it, pensions are given to families of those who are killed in the line of killing Jews&#8230; that’s a difficult pathway to peace.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/LXCuiRClWr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/LXCuiRClWr</a>
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1904570958175674655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Huckabee has been an unapologetic defender of Israel and supporter of Christian-Israeli relations during his career.
In a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri3Y-Mqc-_A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast episode</a> for the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Huckabee spoke of the importance of the fellowship of faith between Christians and Jews.
“This is a biblical mandate, and we need to stand on it and recognize that we should never ever allow the Jewish people to feel that they’re alone again,” he said.
Huckabee has been an even stronger defender of Israel following Hamas’ October 7 massacre of Israeli civilians.
“The worst level of evil that exists on our planet today we saw on October 7th,” Huckabee said in the podcast. “For anyone to march in the streets, whether it’s America or Europe, and to show support for this uncivilized and savage behavior to me is a mark of darkness in our world.”
Huckabee visited Kibbutz Kfar Aza — one of the hardest hit by terrorists — in December. At the site of the carnage, he declared, “If we don’t stand with Israel, we stand for chaos,” <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/devastation-of-gaza-border-towns-a-gut-punch-says-huckabee-during-evangelical-tour/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported the Times of Israel</a>.
Huckabee has also been a <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/huckabee-israels-claim-to-judea-and-samaria-stronger-than-us-tie-to-manhattan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">strong supporter</a> of Israel’s claim to Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank, once arguing that Israel’s historical connection to the region, spanning thousands of years, is even stronger than America’s 400-year connection to Manhattan.
“If I came and said, we need to end our occupation of Manhattan, I’m pretty sure that most Americans would find that laughable,” he said. “The Israelis have a strong connection to Judea and Samaria.”

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Mike Huckabee Starts Role As U.S. Ambassador To Israel: ‘Calling From God Himself’

On Wednesday, former Arkansas GOP governor and staunch Evangelical Christian Mike Huckabee was confirmed as the U.S. Ambassador to Israel in a 53-46 vote mostly along party lines in the Senate, with Pennsylvania Democrat Senator John Fetterman being the lone Democrat to vote for him.
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Confirmed, 53-46: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #67 Mike Huckabee to be Ambassador to the State of Israel.
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“Mike has been a lifelong friend of Israel and an ardent supporter and defender of Israel’s right to exist,” Arkansas GOP senator Tom Cotton <a href="https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/speeches/cotton-supports-mike-huckabees-confirmation-as-ambassador-to-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> in championing the nomination. “ In 1973, Mike made his first trip to Israel as a recent high school graduate. The experience of visiting the Biblical sites at the center of history had such a profound impact on the 17-year-old Mike Huckabee that he would go on to lead tens of thousands of people on similarly life-changing visits.”
In 2017, Huckabee made it clear that he believed that the Biblical lands of Judea and Samaria — where virtually all the events recorded in the Bible took place — were part of the Jewish homeland, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/03/politics/huckabee-west-bank-settlements/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, “I think Israel has title deed to Judea and Samaria. There are certain words I refuse to use. There is no such thing as a West Bank. It’s Judea and Samaria. There’s no such thing as a settlement. They’re communities; they’re neighborhoods; they’re cities. There’s no such thing as an occupation.”
Even before President Trump moved the American embassy to Jerusalem in his first term, Huckabee said, “The only people who have ever had Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) as a capital have been the Jews. Nobody else has ever made this city a capital, ever. So it shouldn’t even be controversial. Now it will be, but it shouldn’t be.”
In 2015, Huckabee <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/huckabee-two-state-solution-is-irrational-unworkable-plenty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> bluntly, “I think it&#8217;s time for us to quit playing this pretentious game that there&#8217;s gonna be a two-state solution where both sides share the same country and real estate and streets &#8217;cause they&#8217;re not. One of the sides, the Palestinians, continue to say that Israel doesn&#8217;t have a right to exist. You can&#8217;t forge an alliance with that.”
“We never can accept the notion that Israel will be divided,” he continued, saying the boundaries of Israel were given “not by the United Nations but by almighty God.”

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President-elect Donald Trump announced former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as his pick for the U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
In a statement, Trump called Huckabee a “great public servant” and pointed to his record of friendship with Israelis. 
“He loves Israel, and the people of Israel, and likewise, the people of Israel love him,” Trump wrote. “Mike will work tirelessly to bring about Peace in the Middle East!”
Huckabee, a Southern Baptist pastor, has been a strong supporter of Israel, having been to the Jewish state more than 100 times, making his first visit over 50 years ago.
In a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri3Y-Mqc-_A">podcast episode</a> for the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Huckabee spoke of the importance of the fellowship of faith between Christians and Jews. 
“This is a biblical mandate, and we need to stand on it and recognize that we should never ever allow the Jewish people to feel that they’re alone again,” he said. 
Huckabee has been an even stronger defender of Israel following Hamas’s October 7 massacre, raping, and kidnapping of Israeli civilians.
“The worst level of evil that exists on our planet today we saw on October 7th,” Huckabee said in the podcast. “For anyone to march in the streets whether it&#8217;s America or Europe and to show support for this uncivilized and savage behavior to me is a mark of darkness in our world.”
Huckabee visited Kibbutz Kfar Aza — one of the hardest hit by terrorists — in December. At the site of the carnage, he declared “if we don’t stand with Israel, we stand for chaos,” <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/devastation-of-gaza-border-towns-a-gut-punch-says-huckabee-during-evangelical-tour/">reported the Times of Israel</a>.
During the visit Huckbee pointed out he was used to seeing destroyed communities from the tornadoes in Arkansas but said seeing destruction done by human beings is a whole different story.
“As governor, I walked through scores of communities that had been hit by tornadoes, ripped apart and leveled to the ground,” he recalled, with artillery and machine gun fire sounds in the distance at the front lines. “And I was used to seeing that kind of destruction, but that’s because a weather system hit and hurt. What I’m seeing here happened because people who claimed to be human beings acted like something other than human beings and did evil.”
“I thought that we need, as Americans, to say with conviction to our Jewish friends in Israel: we stand with you,” he continued. “What you’ve been through is a level of savagery that no human being should experience. And [we need] to say boldly to the people in the US who are parading in the streets, completely misunderstanding what this is about, that there is no moral equivalency.”
Huckabee has been a <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/huckabee-israels-claim-to-judea-and-samaria-stronger-than-us-tie-to-manhattan/">strong supporter</a> of Israel’s claim to Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank, once arguing that Israel’s historical connection to the region, spanning thousands of years, is even stronger than America’s 400-year connection to Manhattan.
“If I came and said, we need to end our occupation of Manhattan, I’m pretty sure that most Americans would find that laughable,” he said. “The Israelis have a strong connection to Judea and Samaria.”
In a 2017 <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/03/politics/huckabee-west-bank-settlements/index.html">interview with CNN</a>, Huckabee rejected the term “settlements” pointing out that the areas in dispute are communities, neighborhoods, and cities. He added that there is no such thing as “West Bank,” instead opting to use the historical term “Judea and Samaria.”

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Former Arkansas Republican Governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee blasted President Joe Biden on social media Friday over his jobs report, claiming mainstream journalists are giving Biden &#8220;a tongue bath&#8221; and refuse to ask tough questions about the economy.
Huckabee&#8217;s words followed Biden bragging about the nation&#8217;s economic success, despite a Friday report that <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">jobs</a> in December increased by 199,000 instead of the expected nearly 420,000.
&#8220;Jobs numbers today were dismal-half of expected. I&#8217;m watching Biden brag about how great he&#8217;s doing w/ the economy &amp; jobs. Is he really this out of it? Will the press get off their butts, act like journalists &amp; start asking questions instead of giving him a tongue bath?&#8221; Huckabee said.
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Jobs numbers today were dismal-half of expected. I&#39;m watching Biden brag about how great he&#39;s doing w/ the economy &amp; jobs. Is he really this out of it? Will the press get off their butts, act like journalists &amp; start asking questions instead of giving him a tongue bath?
&mdash; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1479493476974829574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Job growth averaged 537,000 per month in 2021,&#8221; according to the nation&#8217;s Bureau of Labor Statistics. In December, the number was only 199,000.
The decline is largely blamed on the surge in positive COVID-19 cases during the month.
Huckabee challenged the mainstream media to &#8220;start asking questions&#8221; instead of allowing the president&#8217;s remarks to air without noting the reality of the nation&#8217;s job market and economy.
The president&#8217;s jobs speech left viewers confused over the alternative reality Biden appeared to present. &#8220;Don&#8217;t take my word for it. Just look at the results. Historical results. Results for working Americans,&#8221; he said.
According to RNC Research, December&#8217;s job report &#8220;is the WORST of Biden&#8217;s presidency so far, missing expectations by more than half.&#8221;
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Biden, on the economy: &quot;Just look at the results. Historical results.&quot;
Today&#39;s jobs report is the WORST of Biden&#39;s presidency so far, missing expectations by more than half. <a href="https://t.co/hW9vHfhE6y">pic.twitter.com/hW9vHfhE6y</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1479499961184174085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The former governor also addressed Biden&#8217;s &#8220;fumble-tonguing&#8221; through a COVID-19 address that referred to the current year as 2020.
&#8220;Biden taking heat for fumble-tonguing through a COVID address, then ending it by saying, &#8216;There is a lot of reason to be hopeful in 2020,&#8217;” Huckabee said.
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Biden taking heat for fumble-tonguing through a COVID address, then ending it by saying, “There is a lot of reason to be hopeful in 2020.” <a href="https://t.co/NbJTFyxfm0">https://t.co/NbJTFyxfm0</a>
He’s absolutely right; there was lots to be hopeful in 2020. Then November arrived, and it all went south.
&mdash; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1479106853879443466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-biden-effect-over-3-million-jobs-lost-due-to-employer-closures-or-lost-business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that more than 3.1 million Americans have lost jobs due to business closures or lost business as highlighted in a “CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer” report on Friday morning:
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CNBC: &quot;3.1 million people reported they&#39;ve been UNABLE TO WORK because their employer closed or lost business.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/vkKREXflEf">pic.twitter.com/vkKREXflEf</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1479458345748684805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote>“The new year is off to a rocky start,” wrote Nick Bunker, economic research director at job placement site Indeed told <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/07/hiring-falters-in-december-as-payrolls-rise-only-199000.html?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_content=Main&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1641562449" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNBC</a>. “These less than stellar numbers were recorded before the omicron variant started to spread significantly in the United States. Hopefully the current wave of the pandemic will lead to limited labor market damage. The labor market is still recovering, but a more sustainable comeback is only possible in a post-pandemic environment.”
Rising inflation was another issue cited in the report.
“Average hourly earnings rose more than expected as the U.S. sees its fastest inflation pace in nearly 40 years. Wages climbed 0.6% for the month and were up 4.7% year over year. That compares with respective estimates of 0.4% and 4.2%,” CNBC said.
Related to the lower than expected job numbers in December was the growing number of vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions in American workplaces. Some companies reinstated mask mandates in December in response to the surge in cases related to the Omicron variant, a factor that may have lowered customer traffic and impacted jobs.</blockquote>

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Journalists Giving Biden ‘A Tongue Bath’: Huckabee Blasts Biden’s Jobs Report Over ‘Dismal’ Numbers

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On Sunday, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee appeared on “Fox and Friends,” where co-host Jedediah Bila asked him about a recent New York Times piece in which it was noted that George W. Bush isn’t planning on supporting President Trump in November.
Bila first quoted the piece, which states in part: “Former president George W. Bush won’t support the re-election of Mr. Trump and Jeb Bush isn’t sure how he’ll vote, say people familiar with their thinking.” The piece also notes that Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) isn’t going to “back Trump” either.
The co-host then asked Huckabee for his response, and the former governor replied, first noting that he’s unsure if he believes the information because it comes from The New York Times.
“But if that’s true, and if you have people who were nominated, and in the case of President Bush, actually elected to be president by Republicans, and they will no longer support the Republican nominee who went through the process and got elected, then I’m gonna be not just unhappy, I’m gonna be livid,” Huckabee stated. “And I’ll tell you why.”
Huckabee added that while many Republicans didn’t necessarily agree on “some of the policies” of Bush and McCain, a choice was made against the “far-left” and in favor of candidates whose views more closely matched Republican ideology.
The former governor continued, saying that he understands why some conservatives don’t appreciate President Trump’s “bedside manner,” comparing it to Mean Joe Greene, but that in November, the choice is Trump or Biden.
“This president is more pro-life than we’ve ever had, period. He’s more pro-Israel. He has deregulated so much government so that the businesses of America can thrive – and they have until this COVID stuff happened,” the former governor said. “This is a president who has stood up to the globalists, stood up to the unfair trade practices, brought back American jobs, has done more for minorities than any president in my lifetime in actually helping people to have good, decent jobs and a future. This is a president who has reformed criminal justice.”
Huckabee then offered a strong rebuke to “never-Trumpers” who dislike the president’s “personality.”
<blockquote>There’s an incredibly long litany of things he’s done, and some of them say, “But I don’t like his personality.” Well, get over it. This is not about electing a personality. This isn’t Hollywood. This is the rough, tumble word of politics. And maybe he’s not as genteel as some of us would like, but by gosh, he’s getting the job done, and it’s time Republicans rally, because if they don’t, they’re gonna get Joe Biden, who isn’t pro-life, who is for higher taxes, open borders; he’s gonna to succumb to China.
Everything that we find disgusting, he’s gonna embrace it, including the socialists out here. That’s why we have to realize this is a simple choice and we better make the right one.</blockquote>
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President Trump could be facing an uphill battle in November as current polling shows him losing the election to Joe Biden by 7.2%, according to the <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_biden-6247.html">RealClearPolitics</a> national polling average.
On a more granular level, Trump is performing poorly in several swing states as well.
In Florida, Biden leads Trump by 3.4%; in Michigan, Biden leads by 7.3%; in Arizona, Biden leads by 3.4%; in Pennsylvania, Biden leads by 3.3%; and in Wisconsin, Biden leads by 3.4%.
In North Carolina, Trump only leads Biden by 0.3%, according to RealClearPolitics, and in Texas, the president leads by 2.2%.
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Huckabee To Republicans: ‘Get Over’ Trump’s Personality, It’s Him Or Biden

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After Alec Baldwin announced that he was done playing President Trump on Saturday Night Live and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee celebrated the fact, Baldwin decided to respond by taking a cheap shot at Huckabee&#8217;s daughter, White House press spokesman Sarah Sanders, by labeling her a &#8220;mouthpiece for fascism.&#8221;
As <a href="https://www.mrctv.org/blog/alec-baldwin-attacks-sarah-huckabee-sanders-mouthpiece-fascism-amid-feud-gov-huckabee">MRCTV noted,</a> the series of exchanges started with Baldwin telling <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2019/06/06/alec-baldwin-talks-retiring-trump-snl-new-delorean-documentary/1338771001/">USA Today</a>:
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Darrell Hammond did it and is a far better impressionist than I&#8217;ll ever be. When Anthony Alamanuik (started impersonating Trump on Comedy Central&#8217;s &#8220;The President Show&#8221;), all these people were attacking me, saying, &#8220;Oh, your impression sucks and you suck. Please go away.&#8221; It also was something I thought to myself: &#8220;I really don&#8217;t have a lot invested in my Trump impersonation, so please find someone and convince Lorne (Michaels) to replace me.&#8221; I&#8217;m completely down with that. Winning the Emmy for that show aside, it was not some career goal of mine.So if (Atamanuik) wants the job, it&#8217;s his. He can have it. I&#8217;ve done that. I mean, I had a lot of fun with (the cast), and when Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider wrote (Trump sketches in 2016 and 2017), that was new, it was fresh and the ratings were good. But I feel like I&#8217;m done with that now. I&#8217;m so done with that.
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Huckabee tweeted, &#8220;Alec Baldwin announced that he&#8217;s &#8216;so done&#8217; playing <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">@realDonaldTrump</a> on &#8216;Saturday Night Live.&#8217; Good news for viewers who are &#8216;so done&#8217; with &#8216;SNL&#8217; &amp; unfunny vicious Trump bashing instead of comedy. For refreshing variety, try my show instead tonight!&#8221;
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Alec Baldwin announced that he&#8217;s &#8220;so done&#8221; playing <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> on &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221;. Good news for viewers who are &#8220;so done&#8221; with &#8220;SNL&#8221; &amp; unfunny vicious Trump bashing instead of comedy. For refreshing variety, try my show instead tonight! <a href="https://t.co/MTf4xbnNsG">https://t.co/MTf4xbnNsG</a>
&#8212; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1137355743483584513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2019</a></blockquote>
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That prompted Baldwin to take a shot at Huckabee&#8217;s daughter, writing, &#8220;Who knows what the future holds? I tell what it should hold. That you, who have sucked a govt paycheck out of the economy while you were a dreadful Lt gov and then gov and that daughter of yours, a mouthpiece for fascism, that you go away. Just&#8230;go away.&#8221;
He added, &#8220;And your show is dreadful. You have no charm, insight or intellect.&#8221;
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Who knows what the future holds? 
I tell what it should hold. That you, who have sucked a govt paycheck out of the economy while you were a dreadful Lt gov and then gov and that daughter of yours, a mouthpiece for fascism, that you go away. 
Just&#8230;go away. <a href="https://t.co/ipnR7jeRkW">https://t.co/ipnR7jeRkW</a>
&#8212; HABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABFalecbaldwin/status/1138033841245970433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote>
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And your show is dreadful. You have no charm, insight or intellect. <a href="https://t.co/ipnR7jeRkW">https://t.co/ipnR7jeRkW</a>
&#8212; HABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABFalecbaldwin/status/1138034075745341440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote>
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If Baldwin has problems with fascism, he might want to check his endorsement of the Hollywood boycott of Georgia after the state passed a fetal heartbeat bill, an action that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/45437/stephen-baldwin-blasts-brother-alec-boycotting-paul-bois">irritated his brother Stephen</a> enough for him to tweet publicly criticizing his brother. As far as his big announcement that he was through playing Trump, he&#8217;s been threatening to stop for two years. In March 2017, he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/14204/alec-baldwin-explains-why-hes-giving-trump-james-barrett">stated</a>, &#8220;Trump just overwhelmingly lacks any sportsmanship, he remains, bitter, and angry, and you just want to look at him and go, &#8216;You won!&#8217; His policies aside, which you can hate, I thought he would have just relaxed.&#8221; He continued, &#8220;The maliciousness of this White House has people worried&#8230; that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m not going to do it much longer, the impersonation, I don&#8217;t know how much more people can take it.&#8221;

Alec Baldwin Attacks Sarah Sanders: She’s A ‘Mouthpiece For Fascism’

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This is the story of the ridiculous feud between CNN political analyst April Ryan and Fox News host Mike Huckabee.
On Thursday, Ryan appeared on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;Out Front with Erin Burnett&#8221; to discuss the release of the Mueller report. During the panel discussion, Ryan was asked about the allegations that White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made certain statements to the public that were inaccurate.
Ryan stated:
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Not only does she not have credibility, she lied. She out and out lied. And the people, the American people can&#8217;t trust her. They can&#8217;t trust what&#8217;s said from the President&#8217;s mouthpiece, spokesperson from the people&#8217;s house. Therefore, she should be let go. She should be fired, end of story.
When there is a lack of credibility there, you have to start and start lopping the heads off. It&#8217;s fire me Thursday or fire me Good Friday. She needs to go.
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From there, several outlets reported on Ryan&#8217;s quote.
After conservative blog <a href="https://www.redstate.com/bonchie/2019/04/19/cnns-april-ryan-says-sarah-sanders-head-lopped-off/">RedState</a> published a piece with the not-at-all sensationalistic title: &#8220;CNN&#8217;s April Ryan Says Sarah Sanders&#8217; Head Should Be &#8216;Lopped Off,'&#8221; Mike Huckabee, Fox News host and father of the White House Press Secretary, sent out the following tweets:
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So liberals&#8212;is this okay?Does CNN have the integrity to deal w/ this incitement to murder? CNN&#8217;s April Ryan Says Sarah Sanders&#8217; Head Should Be &#8220;Lopped Off&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/8fdYiOzggf">https://t.co/8fdYiOzggf</a>
&#8212; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1119385684387803136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Will the <a href="https://twitter.com/whca?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@whca</a> revoke April Ryan&#8217;s credentials? If not, they are gutless tools. CNN&#8217;s April Ryan Says Sarah Sanders&#8217; Head Should Be &#8220;Lopped Off&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/8fdYiOzggf">https://t.co/8fdYiOzggf</a>
&#8212; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1119387109926809600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Ryan sent out a tweet-blast of her own, calling both Huckabee and the White House Press Secretary &#8220;liars,&#8221; and referencing the time Huckabee allegedly issued a &#8220;veiled threat&#8221; against her:
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You sir need to sit down. You gave me a veiled threat not long ago. You call yourself a man of God? Boy bye! As your people come for me! My people see you and will do the same for you! <a href="https://t.co/M72QQACjqV">https://t.co/M72QQACjqV</a>
&#8212; AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) <a href="https://twitter.com/AprilDRyan/status/1119390247765172224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Hey Mike you said I should be gutted like a dear. Do you remember? Don&#8217;t lie! God is watching and I have tape! <a href="https://t.co/M72QQACjqV">https://t.co/M72QQACjqV</a>
&#8212; AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) <a href="https://twitter.com/AprilDRyan/status/1119390499540832257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2019</a></blockquote>
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By the way you should be celebrating Good Friday or do you even remember Jesus anymore? He would not come down from the cross just to save himself! He decided to die&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/M72QQACjqV">https://t.co/M72QQACjqV</a>
&#8212; AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) <a href="https://twitter.com/AprilDRyan/status/1119391320546496518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Will you get into heaven? The answer is no! <a href="https://t.co/oUpSVVbLx2">https://t.co/oUpSVVbLx2</a>
&#8212; AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) <a href="https://twitter.com/AprilDRyan/status/1119392932358844416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2019</a></blockquote>
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You and your daughter are liars and Why is she getting paid to be press secretary if there are no briefings. Why is she afraid? <a href="https://t.co/oUpSVVbLx2">https://t.co/oUpSVVbLx2</a>
&#8212; AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) <a href="https://twitter.com/AprilDRyan/status/1119393268117037057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2019</a></blockquote>
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As for Huckabee&#8217;s alleged deer-gutting &#8220;threat,&#8221; there&#8217;s more to the story.
In November 2017, a <a href="https://freebeacon.com/culture/cnn-wh-correspondent-april-ryan-insinuates-huckabee-sanders-pecan-pie-fraud/">dispute</a> arose surrounding a tweet from Sarah Huckabee Sanders in which she showed off an allegedly homemade chocolate pecan pie. The photo of the pie looked as though it could have been something from a stock catalogue.
In response, April Ryan sent out a tweet asking Sanders to take a picture of the pie &#8220;on a table.&#8221; Ryan then jokingly demanded that Huckabee Sanders &#8220;show it to us on the table with folks eating it and a pic of you cooking it.&#8221; She continued: &#8220;I am getting the biggest laugh out of this.&#8221;
When asked about &#8220;PieGate&#8221; on Fox Business Network, Mike Huckabee <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/online/april-ryan-reminds-mike-huckabee-he-once-said-she-should-be-gutted-like-a-deer/">told</a> host Stuart Varney:
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Let me tell you something, she&#8217;s been making this pie for years &#8230; makes them for friends, but here&#8217;s the warning that I would issue. Stuart, don&#8217;t ever, and I mean don&#8217;t ever mess with a Southern woman and her homemade pies. It is as dangerous as when you hear a Southern woman begin her sentence with &#8216;bless your heart.&#8217; It means you&#8217;re about to be gutted like a deer and just don&#8217;t know it.
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He added: &#8220;I just think that it just shows how ridiculous the coverage has become, and &#8216;PieGate&#8217; certainly should be over.&#8221;
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Is this not the most ludicrous feud?
A quote from April Ryan in which she used hyperbole as a means of expressing her desire to see the White House Press Secretary fired led to Mike Huckabee demanding that CNN reprimand Ryan over her &#8220;incitement to murder.&#8221;
Clearly angry about Huckabee&#8217;s tweets, Ryan then accused the Fox News host of threatening her, even tweeting: &#8220;If anything happens to me or mine or anyone connected to me, you and your daughter and this administration will be held accountable!&#8221; Of course, Huckabee&#8217;s alleged &#8220;threat&#8221; was a well-understood joke about the dangers of messing with southern women.
Ryan then went even further, telling Huckabee that he wouldn&#8217;t get into heaven.
Two adults who should be covering and analyzing the news in a manner befitting the seriousness of the topics at hand are using social media to disingenuously insult one another about hyperbole and jokes. This feud about nothing is a stunning microcosm of media hackery and the ways in which tribal sniping have consumed cable news like a cancer. It should also serve as a what-not-to-do instruction manual for anyone in the industry.

CAMP: The Ridiculous Feud Between CNN’s April Ryan And Fox News’ Mike Huckabee Examined

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