Huckabee jokes he checked Trump posts to see if he’d been fired over Israel-Lebanon comments

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee jokes that he checked social media this morning to make sure that he still had a job, apparently referring to his remarks in favor of the Israeli policy regarding Iran and Hezbollah.

“I checked Trump’s social media to make sure this was not my last speech in Israel,” Huckabee quips at the beginning of his remarks at the JNS International Policy Summit in Jerusalem.

“He typically fires people in the middle of the night by way of social media, so I wanted to make sure,” he continues. “So far, so good!”

A spokesperson for the embassy later tells reporters in a statement, “The ambassador’s remarks were obviously said in jest.”

Huckabee has been an ardent supporter of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has found himself at odds with the US in recent weeks over Washington’s efforts to end wars in Iran and Lebanon.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:

I checked Trump's social media to make sure this was not my last speech in Israel.

He typically fires people in the middle of the night by way of social media, so I wanted to make sure.

So far, so good. pic.twitter.com/L7xZuAmhtV

— Clash Report (@clashreport) June 21, 2026