WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump mentioned Tuesday he’s nominating former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be his U.S. ambassador to Israel.
“Mike has been an excellent public servant, Governor, and Chief in Religion for a few years,” Trump mentioned in an announcement. “He loves Israel, and the folks of Israel, and likewise, the folks of Israel love him. Mike will work tirelessly to result in Peace within the Center East!”
Trump has expressed steadfast assist for Israel a couple of 12 months into its warfare in Gaza following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas assault on Israel. As president, Trump moved the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and was thought-about a robust ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Huckabee, a Baptist minister and former Fox Information host, served as governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for president in 2008 and in 2016 in opposition to Trump. Huckabee presently hosts a present on the spiritual broadcast community TBN.
Huckabee’s daughter, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, served as White Home press secretary throughout Trump’s first presidency.
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Trump has stuffed a minimum of seven different positions since his White Home victory.
The incoming Republican president’s hires embrace his senior 2024 marketing campaign adviser Susie Wiles as White Home chief of employees; Elise Stefanik nominated to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; longtime immigration advisor Stephen Miller as deputy chief of employees for coverage; Tom Homan picked to supervise deportation coverage and aviation safety; former New York congressman Lee Zeldin nominated head the Environmental Safety Company; and Florida Rep. Mike Waltz because the nationwide safety adviser.
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