U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday picked former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel, a choice that could signal future U.S. policy toward conflicts in the Middle East.
Written by UNN with reference to Reuters.
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On Tuesday, Donald Trump appointed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as US Ambassador to Israel.
He “loves Israel and the people of Israel, and the people of Israel love him,” the newly elected president said in a statement.
The next step is for the 69-year-old Huckabee to be confirmed by the Senate. There Republicans will have a majority.
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Mike Huckabee is a Baptist pastor turned politician, one of the leaders of the conservative Christian right and an opponent of LGBT+ rights, who has twice been a Republican presidential candidate, including in 2016, when Trump won.
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