▲ U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee
The U.S. Ambassador to Israel, who countered President Donald Trump’s claim that "Israel would not exist without me" by stating that "the United States would not exist without Israel," said he checked the president's social media to see if he had been fired.
According to reports from The Times of Israel and other outlets on June 21 (local time), Ambassador Mike Huckabee said at an event in Jerusalem that day, "I did something important before coming here today.
I checked the president's social media to see if this speech would be my last in Israel."
He added, "The president usually fires people on social media in the middle of the night, so I wanted to be sure I had a reason to be here," and continued, "I am happy to report: So far, so good."
Huckabee, known as a staunch supporter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has recently clashed with the U.S. administration while representing Israel's position amid diplomatic efforts to end the wars in Iran and Lebanon.
In particular, Ambassador Huckabee drew media attention on the 16th when he directly contradicted remarks made by President Trump during a bilateral meeting with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar at the G7 summit in France.
At the time, President Trump stated, "Israel would not exist without me. No other president would have been willing to do what I did."
In response, while attending the Judea and Samaria Israel Heritage International Conference, Ambassador Huckabee retorted, "This is undoubtedly your heritage, but it is also America's heritage," adding, "Without Israel, without the foundation of the Jewish people, the United States would not have existed."
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