Trump taps Mike Huckabee, evangelical favorite, to be ambassador to Israel - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : Congrats Mike on getting the best job in the world!"Huckabee's appointment also consolidates the emerging impression that Trump is planning to sideline his entire national security team from his first term, even those who have remained on good terms with him, including Mike Pompeo, the former secretary of State.
65% : Huckabee dropped out early and endorsed Trump in that election, stumping for him with enthusiasm, even when visiting Israel.
63% : "Trump has repeatedly said that his actions on Israel in his first term, such as moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, were better appreciated by evangelicals than Jews.
55% : The decision will put an end to speculation that Trump planned to once again tap David Friedman, his first-term ambassador and likewise a supporter of Israeli settlements, to the role.
51% : "I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, has been nominated to be The United States Ambassador to Israel," Trump said Tuesday in a statement.

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