trump is not as ideological as huckabee on some of these views, and yet huckabee will be in most of therooms where these high level policy and diplomatic conversations are happening. william: daniel hummel of the university of wisconsin, thank you so much for your insights. daniel: it's a pleasure to be with you. william: now, a story about how one man is starting a new life in wisconsin, after a desperate journey from war-torn cameroon. jane mccauley of pbs wisconsin has this report. our cost -- >> he had two choices -- face arrest seeking asylum at the u.s. southern border, or political violence in his home country of camerin. >> we want our rights to be restored. jane: since 2017, a civil war in cameroon has torn the central african nation apart. thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced. the internal conflict is a remnant of french and british colonization. it's been decades of discriminatory policies from the french speaking government against the countries english speaking regions. more and more, people like him have stood up against the government,

mike huckabee is an _ conflict with lebanon? mike huckabee is an evangelical.n, so in a sense trump is looking towards that community who voted for him in the election and is saying one of yours is going to do this job. he is the father of sarah huckabee sanders, who was the press secretary in trump's first term. he is absolutely committed and a total supporter of israel, to the extent that he basically thinks, and has said publicly, there is no such thing as a palestinian, and he has implied that he would support israel and extend the whole of the west bank and gaza as israeli territory. he is right out there in the same place as the far right in israeli politics. but we shouldn't overstate the importance of an ambassadorial job. the secretary of state marco rubio will be in charge of policy on this underneath the white house and i would expect donald trump to take a very close interest in issues like this, where he was the strongest supporter of israel in his first term, making the capital cityjerusalem. that capital city jerusalem. that will be capital cityj

huckabee has views on the conflict that are known. in 2016, during his own presidential run, he rejected the concept of a, quote, occupied west bank. he said, referring to the area as judea and samaria, these are ancient terms used by the israeli right-wing. israel's foreign minister wrote on x that huckabee is a, quote, long-standing friend of israel. trump, during his first term, formally recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel and moved to the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to the city. in his upcoming second term trump has promised to stop the conflict and bring peace to the region. this all comes as the humanitarian situation in gaza continues to spiral. yesterday actually marked a deadline set by the u.s. for israel to meet a number of requirements all aimed at boosting aid into gaza. the state department said it will not be changing his policy on arms transfers to israel at this time, claiming that the israelis have taken a number of steps. according to the british red cross, however, gaza is currently only receiving around 6

huckabee et al. >> it happened quickly.the trump cabinet and the hawks in the cabinet, i had to keep updating it before i could file. every few minutes, huckabee then hegseth. one hulk after another. donald trump is on a dove -- he is not a peacemaker. anyone who believes that is deluded. he showed us he was a hawk on israel and a hawk in general. he the people he aint-pointed are really out there. jessica pegula, called for a preemptive strike on north korea will be in charge of the defense department and nuclear weapons. and palestine in a place like dearborn, a lot of arabs understandably frustrated enraged by what biden and harris did to gaza on netanyahu. some of them, and i interviewed one of the imams from michigan, fell into the trap thinking donald trump would not be as bad or better. but huckabee, joy, the intro is so important there. call him an extremist is an insult to other extremists. he makes benjamin netanyahu look moderate on palestinian. he makes george w. bush look moderate. in 2008, mike huckabee critic

news from mike huckabee, the to be his next ambassador. huckabee said "there's really no such thing as a palestinian. " and china and russia, closer than ever. and are they on a collision course with the u.s.? cnn live in moscow with a special report. let's go "outfront. " we begin with the breaking news. trump preparing to oust three and four- far generals. "the wall street journal" reporting trump's transition team is considering an order to give trump the power to oust three and four- star generals. according to a draft of this order, which was reviewed by the wsj, trump would appoint a so- called warrior board. and that board would have the power to fast track the removal of generals and admirals that are found to be "lacking in requisite leadership qualities. " the u.s. military is so powerful in part because decisions about generals are made and promotions by a military structure. yes, as the commander in chief the president has authority to fire any officer, but this board would circumvent the pentagon's system in place. this talk o

ben: a warm welcome for mike huckabee from the israeli government.you a flavor of what mr. huckabee has said in the past. he has said there is really no such thing as a palestinian. he argues all of the west bank belongs to israel. >> i have to be careful saying this because people would get upset. there is no such thing as palestinian. there is such complexity to that. there is really is no such thing. that has been a political tool to try and force land away from israel. ben: let's discuss that appointment and others now with david satterfield, former u.s. ambassador to lebanon and turkey under president trump, appointed by president biden as special envoy for middle east humanitarian issues. thank you very much for being with us. what do you think of mike huckabee's appointment to u.s. ambassador to israel? david: it is for every president to appoint his ambassadors. who he believes will reflect faithfully his policy. i believe ambassador designate huckabee has indeed said just that, that he will be carrying out policies of the president. ben: som

huckabee's intended nomination as u.s. ambassador to israel comes at a critical moment for the region. negotiations between israel and hamas have come to a standstill after -- as mediator between the two. the former arkansas governor is a staunch supporter of israel and a longtime ally of the president-elect. the announcement has been celebrated a top israeli officials overnight and it's not hard to see why. huckabee's views on the israeli- palestinian conflict are well known. for example, during his own presidential run, he rejected the concept of a, quote the occupied west bank. instead, referring to the area as judaica and samara. these are ancient terms used by the israeli right-wing. israel's former minister wrote on x that huckabee is a long- standing friend of israel and the internal capital, jerusalem. trump, during his first term, recognized it as the capital of israel and moved the embassy % from tel aviv to the city. his upcoming second term, trump has promised to stop the conflict and bring peace to the region.

mike huckabee has been to israel 100+ times. the man knows the issues ambassadors roles in the previous trump administration governor of arkansas. the people losing sleep ayatollah rubio's to phonic and by the way the war in gaza happened under the biden administration we need a forest posture that determines aggression there are two new wars you can criticize trump all we want but he is anti-hawk and peace-- >> actually believe that mike huckabee knows more about that region than almost anybody else, i mean there's no way -- becky knows a great deal of suspect that you said he knows more than anyone because he visited 100 times. this is not an occupied place this-- judea and samaria-- >> i don't think you can actually-- becky supports israel this was a candidate who ran on a platform of and has a record by the way of supporting israel and by the way has a record of brokering peace accords let's not forget the abraham accords he's pro-israel candidate now putting pro-israel ambassador to represent us to israel this should not be

it is a kind of settlement. >> i will defend mike huckabee for a second. he has been to israel 100+ times and he knows the issue better than anyone and he was an ambassador's role in the previous trump administration and governor of arkansas and the person who should be losing sleep with rubio and mike huckabee and elise to phonic and by the way, the war in gaza that happened under the biden ministration we need a force posture that deters aggression and we had it in a previous trump administration with zero new warts and there are -- wars. >> you can't believe that mike huckabee knows more about that region than almost anyone else? there is no way. >> he knows a great deal. >> you said more than anyone else because he visited israel 100 times and you think about the language being used in this isn't an occupied place or -- >> judaica and samaria. >> he supports israel. this was a candidate who ran on a platform and has a record of by the way supporting israel and by the way has a record of brokering peace accords and let's not forget the abraham accords b

there have been conservatives in israel likely pleased by the huckabee choice. as you can hear from his language there, he comes down on a certain side of very controversial ways of talking about the region. about palestinians. what is the reaction broadly across the region? >> the view is very clear. there is no such thing as an occupation doesn't just go against what palestinians think. it goes against what many of israel's allies think as well that these are illegal occupations of the west bank. so palestinians are facing a situation where they are, you know, this american ambassador will take the view that they might not necessarily be allowed to stay in their homes effectively and that land will go away and they could be relocated. these are extreme views. actually a minority view for, you know, if you take the world view on what's happening there. but a very clear statement by president trump about the sort of person he thinks should be in that role. presumably reflects what will be his administration's views. they are in that region. >> max, it also seems

former arkansas governor mike huckabee selected as u.s. ambassador to israel and who mr. trump has tapped for the director of the cia. tonight american airlines are now the third u.s.-based carrier to confirm a plane was struck by gunfire over haiti and the move by the faa fanning u.s. flights there. massive explosion in louisville and shelter in place order for one mile. deadly wildfires raging in the northeast. 35 million under fire alerts. fires erupting in new york city with train service suspended. the federal judge blocking the louisiana law to display ten commandments in public school classrooms and the case of a father disappearing kayaking. did he fake his own death? and the social media star and artist diving into dumpsters to turn treasures into trash. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> just one week ago voters chose to send donald trump back to the white house leaving supporters and critics sifting through clues if the second time will be different. remaining largely out of public view the answers may be found in the team he is assembling. the

a lot of relationships there israel, huckabee has.ood deal. >> not de- escalate the conflict and a lot of potential quill >> if violence continues to unravel the way we've seen and he's who not able be to stop the violence a stain on his administration early on depending how it plays out. >>> still coming up on "cnn news central," donald trump making good on campaign promises. one of them, elon musk. the new role the president- elect selected for the tech mogul. >>> in hours senate republicans set to choose their next leader. >>> the area around the jennings creek fire burning on it's new jersey-new york border is getting much- needed relief. get to our meteorologist derek van dam. what should folks expect this morning? >> kasie, improving conditions, not out of the woods yet. the 95 corridor cool, windy, very dry today. still have red flag warnings in place for massachusetts, rhode island, massachusetts and notice rhode island where the fire is located near the border of new york and new jersey, not there. very dry air. you see how t

announcing tuesday that mike huckabee would serve as ambassador to israel as huckabee has been a staunch supporter of israel. he could strengthen ties between the country and evangelical americans. cnn also learned that trump expects to select marco rubio as secretary of state. the two men>> of using he like this. you know what they t. >> when little marco spews crap about the size of my hands which are big . >> reporter: and now one of trump's staunchest allies. considered a top contender to be his vice president. >> that is the choice and selection between a president , donald j trump who gave us the most secure border in modern history. prices were stable and salaries were going up and people could afford to have a little money left over at the end of the month. four he is known for a tough stance on trying china. trump has loyalists and three other key positions and the president-elect announcing that he has tapped congressman mike wall says national security advisor. he was offered at trump's side and on the campaign trail. and also selecting the head of homeland security. also once

that's a mike huckabee vision. it's a vision that has been embraced by the far right in israel including members of the netanyahu government so this is a recipe if he continues to pursue these views for continued instability and violence in the middle east. so this is not a good signal. hopefully we will see what mike huckabee says at the time of his confirmation hearing. the new israeli ambassador to the united states appointed by netanyahu after trump was declared the winner is a super right winger. he was raised in pennsylvania. he then became part of the jdl, the jewish defense league which was declared a terrorist organization by the united states. he was part of the kahanist movement. this extreme right movement in israel and he is a settler who believes in annexation. so in both the netanyahu appointment and donald trump's appointment as our ambassador to israel, you see this far right vision of israel essentially taking over the entire area of what they call greater israel. that is a recipe for instability.

in huckabee's case, this is a political point.the role of huckabee will depend on how donald trump wants to use him. where have been instances where they have to learn from israeli officials what the policy of the u.s. government is because the president they are delivering messages through other emissaries. there may be others who may be used by the presidents in the national security adviser to open separate channels with the administration. that could be quite embarrassing for a sitting u.s. ambassador to have to learn from an israeli official what the policies of his own government are. so i'm not sure whether or not that will play out in the trump administration. but the overall test here is reliability, consistency and loyalty to donald trump. >> and he is very well known. a frequent commenter on knox fews and his daughter is the sitting governor of arkansas. monica and aaron, on this breaking news, thank you both very much. and still ahead, women denied abortions in idaho take the stand as they sue the state over its strict

among those names, former arkansas governor mike huckabee who is trump's choice for u.s. ambassador to israel. huckabee is a staunch defender of israel who has argued in the past that there is, quote, no such thing as a palestinian. and today, when huckabee was asked if the trump white house would support annexing the west bank by israel, he said, quote, of course. joining us now, a co- founder of the uncommitted movement in the democratic primaries in opposition to the biden administration's policy on the war in gaza. thank you for being with us. i want to ask but dearborn where you're from. voters cast their ballots for donald trump. as the new sort of white house shapes up, what are you hearing from members of your committee? >> thank you. it's great to be on with you. i come from a xhu that is experiencing the great level of pain and grief as they were being asked to make a very difficult calculation about a political reality where president biden has been funding and sending weapons to a netanyahu government that is harming and killing members andand civilians routin

governor huckabee, how would it not include the hostages? they have done nothing wrong.over 400 days, todd, the hostages had been held and it's really pathetic that at least seven of those hostages are u.s. citizens. we don't hear anything about that. and i really do appreciate the fact that the biden administration in the u.n. did stop that from happening, this ridiculous resolution. it was absurd and insulting. but to say that we're going to have some type of cease-fire without getting those hostages back, is an insult to anyone's intelligence. and i'm glad the u.s. decided to spike that run right in the ground. >> carley: i want to get your reaction to this "new york times" columnist was a biden backer he recently said donald trump has a chance to be an historic president with a major middle east deal he writes, quote: trump was the rare american president who actually put out a detailed plan for co-existence between israelis and palestinians. if that trump revives that initiative in 2025 he could be remembered as the president who preserved israel as a jewish democra

israel's ambassador to the united nations welcomed that move, saying mr huckabee is a dearfriend.rk real estate developer, and close friend of mr trump, stephen witkoff, has been named as his special envoy to the middle east. i'm joined now by former ambassador to the republic of malta and non—resident senior fellow at the atlantic council — gina abercrombie—winstanley. thank you forjoining me today. we will get to trump's appointment in a bit but first i want your reaction and your thoughts to this deadline that's been passed and the us are saying it has no intention to stop arms supplier to israel, does it come as a surprise to you? i israel, does it come as a surprise to you? i believe it comes as — surprise to you? i believe it comes as a _ surprise to you? i believe it| comes as a disappointment, disappointment to many who were hoping that this would be a redline that helped. now, it is one of several over the year that the president and us leadership laid out to demand adherence to international humanitarian law, the law of armed conflict and yet, another redline has been cr

first he announced mike huckabee, the governor of arkansas is going to be his u.s. ambassador to israel, a big job given the war happening in the middle east. he also announced john ratcliffe, the former national chief of intelligence will be his cia director, will mcginley will be white house counsel and real estate developer steve whitcof. when i talked to donald trump's team last night working on the transition they said many people in trump's orbit were surprised by this pick. he didn't emerge really as a leading candidate for the role until monday. he then interviewed for the job over the last 24 hours, i'm told. and unlike some of the other appointments donald trump has made for these top decisions, he actually did not meet with him at mar-a-lago. instead this was all conducted remotely. look, i think when i talked to him about why pete hegseth, why a former fox news host, they said donald trump had a good relationship with him, he thought he was smart and likable. one source told me donald trump think he has the quote-unquote the look. but he also aappreciate

in truth this is not the only time huckabee has talked about this issue. this is a issue he feels is deeply personal. >> he takes trips to israel. this goes back to 2008 where we played the original clip. this is a position he has consistently had, it is far from the only time he has said it. he has said consistently he opposes a two state solution. he said there is plenty of land outside of israel and the rest of the world for the palestinian state. take a listen to him going further on that in 2015. >> the two state solution, if we need to governments holding the same piece of real estate is irrational and unworkable. if there is a two state solution the palestinian state needs to be outside the boundaries of the nation of israel. there is plenty of land in the world, we can find a place and say let's create a palestinian state. >> we did reach out to huckabee. we reached out to the trump transition team and we asked if he stood by the comments and we did not hear back from either of them so it will be interesting to see how this all plays out especially

ambassador to israel, mike huckabee. the perfect guest for this governor huckabee. i was thrilled when you got this nomination, the perfect person for the job. but i want to begin with the breaking news, and let's pull up those who have received threats. unfortunately, today, pete hegseth, elise stefanik, you know, several of these individuals as friends have you received any threats? and do you feel safe at this hour? i feel safe, you know, i don't know of any threats that have come to me. if they have, i'm unaware of them. but then again, i went duck hunting this morning, so i was kind of out of out of the picture, quite frankly. this is a horrible thing to have. these people haven't even been confirmed yet, and it's just a sign of the times. but i think it does not deter anyone. i've heard many of them say it only emboldens them to be more determined than ever to serve this president, to serve the country, and to do what they were nominated to do. and i think that's what's going to happen, no doubt about it. you know, governor, i hope you got some ducks this morn

. >> ambassador to israel, mike huckabee. cnn's nic robertson has a closer look there is no such thing as a west bank. >> it's judea and samaria. >> mike huckabee, an at times controversial visitor to israel, looks set to return as president-elect donald trump's pick to be ambassador. if he does, he'll have plenty of friends. yishai fleisher, an activist and settler, has met with huckabee many times. >> he happens to be a great friend of israel and of the kind of israel that i represent that lives in its ancestral heartland, which is judea. and samaria. what on cnn may be called the west bank, even the occupied west bank, right. >> even occupied west bank. but we we don't see it that way. >> but the history of the west bank is complex, and deeply disputed. under international law. israel is deemed to be occupying the land settler violence against palestinians is significantly up over trump's last government's claim to the land is at its most politically charged in years. powerful right wing nationalists in the government want

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governor and former trump press secretary sarah huckabee sanders. sources tell abc news trump is also set to nominate florida senator marco rubio to be his secretary of state. rubio would become the first latino to hold a position with donald trump back in the white house. >> together, we will dream big again for this country. >> trump today officially announcing florida congressman mike waltz as his national security adviser. the republican is a retired green beret. vice president kamala harris returning to the white house this afternoon. staffers chanting mvp for madam vice president. so let's get back to work because we still have work to get done. a major day tomorrow at the white house. trump sitting down with president biden in the oval office. >> the american people want us to implement and deliver that america first agenda. >> house speaker mike johnson today saying trump is expected to visit house republican lawmakers ahead of that meeting. >> that would be a great meeting and a moment for all of us. there's a lot of excitement, a lot of en

liz: governor huckabee, your reaction to that? >> well, first of all, i don't get to continue my views. i'll take the president's views. that's what an ambassador does and i'm fully aware of that. to his point, he's totally missing something saying it'll be unstable. the most unstable we've had in israel has been since joe biden took office and may not remember that october 7 happened because the relaxation of the it's been unstable since he wasn't and look for stability to come back and part of the way is making sure the jewish people of israel have a secure and safe homeland and they're not being river to the see is jordan to the med rain indian. autocratic for lack of better term system. liz: it's inflationary and causing cost to go up and going with crimes and wars and ranting about this. joining us now is fox news political analyst and lisa boothe. >> calling him a fascist and natzi and welcomed him with open arms visiting the white house and had that meeting for two hours and it's all lies and american people aren't buying t

, as his pick for ambassador to israel. huckabee has criticized joe biden, for pressuring as well to moderate its conduct because a war and has defended as rarely settlements in the occupied westbank. at the top cleric and the anglican church has resigned to over the handling of a child abuse scandal dating back decades. justin welby, the archbishop of canterbury quit after an investigation concluded he failed to inform police about serial sexual abuse at summer camps in britain, zimbabwe, and south africa. a russian doctor accused of criticizing the war in ukraine in front of a patient has been sentenced to 5 and a half years in prison. she was reported by the patient's family. she was convicted on charges of spreading false information about the russian military. us aviation authorities of band all us civilian fights to havi for 30 days after 3 commercial plans were hit by gunfire. it is main airport remains closed after games targeted the aircraft. the violence came on the same day of the country's new interim. prime minister was sworn in business man, i need to do if you said may

israel's ambassador to the united nations welcomed that move, saying mr huckabee is a dearfriend.er us ambassador to the republic of malta and non—resident senior fellow at the atlantic council — gina abercrombie—winstanley. i started by asking her views on the passing of the us deadline without any action. it comes as a disappointment, a disappointment to many who were hoping that this would be a redline that helped. now, it is one of several over the last year that the president and us leadership laid out to demand adherence to international humanitarian law, the law of armed conflict and yet, another redline has been crossed. and it looks like without accountability. i will so that it would have been hard as we see the sort of appointees that the incoming president is going to make that even if a president biden work going to hold the redline and there are all indications that he should, recognising that before this war started, 500 trucks used to go into the gaza strip every day. so, even asking for merely 350 was a decrease of what was the norm. and so, we are where we are an

, as his pig for ambassador to israel. huckabee is criticized joe biden, for pressuring israel to moderate its conduct of the guys of war, and has defended his rarely settlements. and they occupied westbank, a russian. dr. accused of criticizing the war and ukraine in front of a patient has been sentenced to 5 and a half years in prison. the desk of brianna over was arrested after being reported by the patient's family. she was convicted on charges of spreading false information about the russian military. well, giant shell has one. it's appeal against the landmark ruling in which it had been ordered to drastically reduce its carbon emissions. and that's appeals. court has dismissed all claims from the 2021 climate case, stating that shell was already on track to meet its emissions targets to the airplane. your name is getting a new top diplomat to stoney as former prime minister. kyra call us is expected to be confirmed as foreign policy chief. she's a staunch supporter of ukraine and was one of the 1st to european leaders to warn of russia's expansion as designs. as she takes charge, she

trump sending a strong signal of support to israel naming mike huckabee as ambassador to israel. more now on the growing trump white house team and what it may mean. >> reporter: president-elect trump tapping top allies to his foreign policy and national security teams, expected to announce marco rubio for secretary of state according to sources familiar with the process. he would be an historic choice, the son of cuban immigrants and the first latino to hold that position. rubio was a fierce rival in 2016 and vocal supporter in 2020. his hawkish views on china, iran and russia honed in the senate and embraced trump's position that the war in ukraine should come to a swift end. >> i think the ukrainians are brave and strong standing up to russia, but we are funding a stalemate war that needs to be brought to a conclusion. >> reporter: john fetterman posting that rubio is a strong choice, and i look to voting for confirmation. the president-elect picking another florida republican for a key role inside the white house announcing mike waltz as national security advisor, a decorated

and huckabee stance on gas is really simple, but he's a real clarity to it. he's just a mosse needs to release the hostages and surrender. it's as simple as that. for rubio as secretary state, i think you're on the supreme leader is probably an easy tonight. he's always been an advocate of cracking down of a real hard core stands on iran as well. so i think for those 2, uh, you know, they're just 2 leaders. they're both very pro israel. um biden was also very pro is real, but i think that his approach president by that and his team was israel has the right to defend itself. but how you do this matters? i think for trump and his team is israel has the right not only to defend itself, but to go on the office. although i would say, i would probably say when you do this matters and he's saying get it done. he wants it done before he's president because he wants to be not as the president of peace . right. and laura, just briefly trump aside, it's annette and yahoo! she wants to see this war and gaza. and before he takes office, how much influence do you think he

the president elect has named mike huckabee, as and best of the to israel. he's an ordained baptist minister, former governor of all console and, and about support of israel. he's led numerous trips to israel. he has publicly spoken about supporting it and is also a leader of the event jelly, coal mass within the united states who are rapid, very strong support is off as well. so there we have one now joining in the cabinet . it leads to phonic, who is a known support of israel as well. she's being appointed as an investor to the united nations. so the pro israel lobby is deafening up within the trump administration. another appointment is made public in the course of the day. mike wolfe's as the national security advisor. he's a congressman from florida yet another and he's a special forces veteran of some such he is the 1st screen very to be elected to congress. so these now join the names that have already been confirmed. these elden, this head, the, the epa, thomas homan, as head of ice along with cost with susie whiles, who was the 1st announcement as c

and mike huckabee has been quoted as saying there's really no such thing as palestinians. there's arrows and persians. these people don't exist, their identity doesn't exist. is that gonna help josh? i mean, i don't see what it would help, but i don't think for that matter. it even helps israel to have as us invested with the someone who believes that's the end times involved. it's destruction um, so i think that there is clearly a lot of harm that is going to come out of this. you also have, of course, in bulk of rubio as the from the woman who was actually of state someone who has a cold kind of sydney and savages. um, you know, i think that, that all strains within the republican policy to take a different view. in fact, i think the, what we have on both sides of the aisle is a disconnect between the establishment and the base. and if you look at pulling over the course of the last year, you will see even an absolute majority of republican voters on the fuzzy do not believe that we should be providing the full homes to israel for its use in gaza. do not believe, and man

mike huckabee is an evangelical christian.ds that community who voted for him in the election and say, one of yours is going to do, do this important job. he's the father of sarah huckabee sanders, who was the press secretary in trump's first term. and he is an absolutely committed and total supporter of israel to the extent that he basically thinks that...he has said publicly there is no such thing as a palestinian and has implied that he would support israel annexing the whole of the west bank and gaza as israeli territory. so he's right out there in the same place as the far right in israeli politics. but we shouldn't overstate the importance of an ambassadorial job. the secretary of state marco rubio will be in charge of policy on this underneath, of course, the white house. and i would expect donald trump to take a very close interest in issues like this. you know, he was the strongest supporter of israel in his first term and moved the american embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. i think he'll be, you know, phone lines t

he tapped former arkansas governor mike huckabee to be us ambassador to israel.itories that would form part of any future palestinian state. trump has also named long—time friend steve witkoff to serve as a special envoy for middle east peace. the real estate developer has previously praised trump's dealings with israel. gabriel noronha is a fellow with thejewish institute for national security of america. he told me about trump's outlook towards the middle east. let's just start with this claim here from donald trump that he could end this war on day one. how do you view that claim, and what you think that says about the way he is going to approach what really is becoming a very complicated region? well, peace is a process, and peace is going to start on day one. again, the middle east is a complicated place. it takes a long time to get a final deal, and every deal can go in different directions. but what i'm pretty confident in is there's going to be a new paradigm, a new set of foreign policies, that won't reward terror and that will create incentive structure

and he also wants to put forward mike huckabee to be his ambassador to israel.a former arkansas governor and was a candidate for the republican party presidential nomination in both 2008 and 2016. our north america correspondent, david willis, says the next administration is swiftly taking shape. donald trump is moving quickly to assemble his cabinet a week after its on—site victory in the presidential election and nominees to several of the key positions, the top positions in the federal government have already been announced. elon musk, a staunch supporter of donald trump in the closing months of the presidential campaign, house is expected been appointed to a high profile advisory position. along with fellow entrepreneur vivek ramaswamy, it was one of mr trump two rivals for the republican presidential nomination. elon musk will oversee the department of government efficiency, that is a body that is being set up to limit red tape to dismantle bureaucracy and induct a more entrepreneurial spirit into the federal government. government spending in this country

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ambassador to be i hope mike huckabee, congratulations again.you know, i became very close friends with somebody that i know, you know, alice marie johnson and love her dearly. i know this was the woman, one child, one time drug offender, donald trump either commuted or pardoned her or whatever commuted the sentence. and i'll never forget that moment where she went running out into the arms of her family. she never thought she'd get out of prison, so she started her own ministry there, and she would help young girls that were getting out and help them, you know, guide them to get them on the right road. i would like to see the transformation of the use of the presidential pardon. maybe it's a hannity idea that people won't like. i like it. let alice marie johnson find every person in jail that doesn't belong there and say once a week donald trump makes an announcement. i'm going to pardon this person or that person. what are your thoughts and what do you think joe should do with hunter? politically, it's a disaster because nobody ever supports a

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talk about israel and mike huckabee is not the first name kevin walling that comes to mind.govern. he knows diplomacy. what do you think about that pick? >> obviously a good day for former fox contributors aren't and current fox news contributors filling out all these key positions. i'm a big fan. i take the politics out of it. i'm a big fan of his daughter the current governor of arkansas. i ascribe that also to the closeness that sarah huckabee sanders, governor sanders has with president-elect trump. and the potential of having her father serve in this critical position to julia's point earlier. you are also seeing these cabinet positions, whether it be elise stefanik, marco rubio, who are ardent supporters of the state of israel. committed to taking on anti-semitism and mike huckabee fits that bill as well. >> trace: guy, while i have got you i'm curious on what your thoughts are about the big trump-biden meeting at the white house tomorrow. >> it could be a little bit awkward, given the things that have been said about each of them about the other. that's not unusual af

huckabee has, in the past, rejected the idea of palestinian identity saying in 2008, "there's reallynd that it's instead a "political tool to try to force land away from israel" and that "if real estate is the issue, they should be taking it out of surrounding arab lands." speaking of a trip to a west bank settlement in 2017, huckabee said there's no such thing as a west bank, those are judia and samaria, biblical references to the area. he also said "israel has a title deed to judia and samaria." on the same day that donald trump announced huckabee's ambassadorship, he also announced steve whitcoff, who is trump's long-time golf partner and has no experience in middle east relations or foreign policy. he did speak during several of trump's campaign events and attended netanyahu's speech to congress in july. the former representative elise stefanik, trump's pick as ambassador to the united nations, clevered a speech to the israel i knesset in may, saying the u.s. should supply israel with what it needs, when it needs it, without conditions to achieve total victory in the face of evil

you know, when we look at mike huckabee and him being the new investor to israel and a p tag said to have some sort of cross believing that the alexa mosque will be destroyed in the landing pad of the next messiah or, and stuff. will they be fired if they continue? that's kind of evangelicals, religious stuff which relies on the extermination of homeless lives and things like that. well, it just be 5 and your deal will be the strategy. the trump deal making will be the strategy rather than having people like that in there cause they have very religion there. there are even jellicoe christians who clearly believe that to be i like so most can jerusalem must be destroyed. and i don't know all the palestinians must be killed as part of the gospel, non gospel as part of a broker for yeah, i mean that mean huckabee is a bigger sell it than that. and any jewish scientist? i know, i mean he, he goes way beyond the pale. uh, uh, will they be fired? i'm not smart enough to know something like that, but you know, again, hopefully those people are, you know, he pointed huckabee rubio fingers cr

yeah, i mean that mean huckabee is a bigger sell it than that. and any jewish scientist? i know, i mean, he goes way beyond the pale. uh uh, will they be fired? i'm not smart enough to know something like that, but you know, again, hopefully those people are, you know, e appointed huckabee rubio fingers crossed as a, you know, a thank you to, at the a, those since uh, who knows. and uh, but um i, you know, try and trump, you know, um for better for worse that is his own man. and i think that he will, um, you know, if they don't do his bidding, i think that hopefully again, this is all wishful thinking. it's they all we have i, i don't like to live without hope. so i try to look at the most hopeful scenario. and the hopeful scenario is that donald trump will want to deal and paused for peace and, and, and that held, it struck those your own, ellen's drug. how could be the carry it out, and then it'd be it'd be done until, you know, it will be fired. so that's my guess. i mean, i'm not the, i'm not great at predictions, but that's just my hope that's more of my old and, wel

also his nominee for ambassador to israel, mike huckabee.voters when he ran at a campaign event, i have to be careful saying this, people get upset, there's no such thing as a palestinian. that's been a political tool to try to force land from israel. all of this is part of huckabee's world views as a evangelical christian zionist. for many, their support for israel is rooted in its rule in the supposed end times. jesus' return to earth, bloody final battle, and jesus ruling from temple mount in jerusalem. for mike huckabee supporting israel is using the jewish people as a means to an end times prophecy where all non-christians face eternal punishment. that's donald trump's cabinet so far, only been a week. i'll talk to george conway about what we can expect about the new trump administration starting to take shape. stick around. shopify's point of sale system helps you sell at every stage of your business. with fast and secure payment. card readers you can rely on. and one place to manage it all. whatever the stage, businesses that grow gro

we have started israel supporter mike huckabee he'll be nominated as in bass that are to israel. mike waltz is set to be national security advisor, marco ruby, it was set to be secretary of state and at least the fabric as un invested. or are you expecting radical change in policy from washington based on these personnel decisions? going to be clear. policy was already in such an awful place under the i didn't ministration um. however, i do anticipate that things will get worse, especially with someone like a former governor mike huckabee who is a committed, evangelical christian, has talked about the fact that the policy and people do not exist. he's described israeli settlements as simply neighborhoods. what i, what you hear from is really ministers is that they're planning to annex the west bank. you have settlers waiting to move back into gaza as soon as the, the firing has stopped. so although, obviously things are ready. so horrifyingly bad under the current administration. but i do worry that, that moving forward, we will simply continue to see the same policies as well as