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’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.”
Amb. @USAmbIsrael at a ceremony for starting his role as the U.S. Ambassador to Israel today:
“I felt it was not so much saying…
