Trump national security picks, potential executive orders, Gov Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel

Trump national security picks, potential executive orders, and choice of Gov Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel

In a flurry of announcements, Trump said he had chosen former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel and his longtime friend Steven Witkoff to be a special envoy to the Middle East. Trump also said he would nominate South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to run the Department of Homeland Security and named Bill McGinley, his Cabinet secretary in his first administration, as his White House counsel.

Huckabee has led paid tour group visits to Israel for years, frequently advertising the trips on conservative-leaning news outlets.

“Mike has been a great public servant, Governor, and Leader in Faith for many years,” Trump said in a statement. “He loves Israel, and the people of Israel, and likewise, the people of Israel love him. Mike will work tirelessly to bring about Peace in the Middle East!”

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Trump national security picks, potential executive orders, Gov Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel

Key Points

Trump national security picks, potential executive orders, and choice of Gov Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel

In a flurry of announcements, Trump said he had chosen former Arkansas Gov

• Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel and his longtime friend Steven Witkoff to be a special envoy to the Middle East
• Trump also said he would nominate South Dakota Gov
• Kristi Noem to run the Department of Homeland Security and named Bill McGinley, his Cabinet secretary in his first administration, as his White House counsel

Transcript Highlights

The following is transcribed from the video audio:

• So I guess I’m not going to jump to too many conclusions until I see the actual executive order, which I guess we haven’t seen as part of our reporting
• But I do think that he got elected president and he wants to make sure that whoever’s over at the Pentagon and whoever’s at the top ranks of the military, see eye to eye with him about his vision for this
• I mean, that’s going to be true for every agency
• So I’m not going to set off too many alarms tonight because I want to see the order first
• But you got to give the president a little bit of latitude
• He’s a commander in chief and we do have a civilian run military for a reason
• How does this contrast, you believe, with Trump’s last transition back in 2016
• Well I think this time around he knows exactly what he’s looking for
• Last time, you know, he hadn’t been in politics and I think maybe he ended up picking people that he just didn’t mesh with very well
• Truthfully, I think this group of people, A, they support his agenda, B, they’re highly competent and highly experienced, and C, they’ve all proven themselves in Washington, DC, or in other levels of government

Full transcript: 611 words transcribed via Whisper AI.