On Wednesday’s CNN This Morning, host Kasie Hunt and international anchor Max Foster fretted that former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR) has been too pro-Israel to the point of being controversial as the two discussed President-elect Donald Trump nominating him to be ambassador to Israel.
Hunt set up the segment by introducing a clip of Huckabee recently posted by CNN’s Kfile unit — which typically tries to uncover controversial or embarrassing comments by politicians: “Mike Huckabee is Donald Trump’s pick to serve as U.S. ambassador to Israel. The former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate has been a staunch defender of Israel throughout his career. CNN’s Kfile uncovering this comment from Huckabee in 2008.”
Then a clip of the former governor arguing that the Palestinians should not be considered a distinct group of people during his 2008 campaign…
