US President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared a text from US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, hinting at immediate US support for Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear and military sites.
The Truth Social post followed Trump’s Monday night criticism of political commentator Tucker Carlson, who had cautioned against US military involvement in the conflict.
In the message to Trump, Huckabee described the president as “the most consequential President in a century – maybe ever” and asserted that “only ONE voice matters. HIS voice.” He wrote, “God spared you in Butler, PA... You did not seek this moment. This moment sought YOU!”
Huckabee went on to note the weight of Trump’s responsibilities, writing, “The decisions on your shoulders I would not want to be made by anyone else. You have many voices speaking to you, Sir, but there is only ONE voice that matters. HIS voice.” He added, “No president in my lifetime has been in a position like yours. Not since Truman in 1945.”
He further emphasized his own role and loyalty: “I am your appointed servant in this land and will be the last one to leave. You sent me to Israel to be your eyes, ears, and voice and to make sure our flag flies above our embassy. I will not abandon this post. Our flag will NOT come down!”
On Monday, Trump took to Truth Social to dismiss Carlson’s cautionary stance. “Somebody please explain to kooky Tucker Carlson that IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON,” the president wrote. When asked at the G7 summit in Canada about Carlson’s warnings, he replied, “Let him go get a television network and say it so that people listen.” Trump also urged civilians to “immediately evacuate Tehran.”
Trump left G7 summit early
Trump departed the G7 summit early, with the White House stating that he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio would return to Washington to address “important matters” related to the Middle East crisis. Administration officials emphasized that no formal decision had yet been made on direct US military action against Iran.
Analysts say the sequence of a public rebuke to an isolationist ally, followed by amplification of an evangelical envoy’s “divine” urging, signals Trump’s growing receptiveness to hawkish pressure for a more active US role alongside Israel. Whether this shifts into concrete policy remains to be seen.