Ambassador Mike Huckabee: I Don't Recognize America Anymore
October 4, 2026
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5 min read"This Is Not the Same Guy": Ambassador Mike Huckabee on Israel's Resilience, the Messaging War, and Tucker Carlson
Ambassador Mike Huckabee has been coming to Israel for 53 years—his first trip was in 1973. Now he lives there as America's ambassador, and what he sees from the inside has only deepened his appreciation for the country. "Israel is under attack constantly," he says. "It's not always military. It's under attack from a messaging standpoint from the Europeans and from countries that, for reasons that don't make any sense to me, always want to criticize Israel and hold it to a standard they don't hold anyone else to." Yet in spite of that, he watches Israelis wake up every day, go to work, send their kids to school, and maintain an optimistic attitude. The stock market since October 7th is up 100%. GDP has grown during wartime. "That's simply unheard of," Huckabee says.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:44) **Welcome and First Impressions** - Yaakov Langer welcomes Ambassador Huckabee, who discusses how his appreciation for Israel has deepened since becoming ambassador.
- 2 (03:44) **Top Israeli Leadership Concerns** - Huckabee reveals the two biggest issues on Israeli leaders' minds: security and messaging.
- 3 (05:15) **Trump, Iran, and the Situation Room** - Huckabee refutes claims Trump is "owned" by Israel, describing a key moment in the White House situation room.
- 4 (06:59) **The Tucker Carlson Debate** - Huckabee explains why he went on Tucker Carlson's show, describing a shocking change in his old friend.
- 5 (10:02) **Christians in Israel: The Real Picture** - Huckabee debunks claims that Christians are mistreated in Israel, drawing on 53 years of personal experience.
- 6 (13:55) **Israel's Biggest Weakness: The Messaging War** - Huckabee offers constructive criticism, urging Israel to fight the message war as effectively as the kinetic war.
- 7 (16:38) **The Rapid Shift in American Attitudes** - Huckabee expresses shock at how quickly the U.S. political and cultural stance on Israel has changed in just 18 months.
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Show Notes
From Fox News to Jerusalem: Ambassador Mike Huckabee sits down for a wide-ranging conversation on Israel's resilience, the Iran threat, his debate with Tucker Carlson, why Christians are rallying behind Israel, and the biblical bond between America and Israel.
The Ambassador says the real war right now is the messaging war. What's the biggest lie about Israel you keep hearing? Drop it in the comments.
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This episode is in memory of:
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• Miriam Sarah bas Yaakov Moshe
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