DONALD Trump has shared a fawning and obsequious private text sent to him by the US ambassador to Israel.
In the lengthy message, Mike Huckabee told Trump that he believes he is a messenger from God.
The former Baptist minister and Arkansas governor said that divine intervention saved Trump from an assassination attempt in order to be the “most consequential president in a century – maybe ever”.
Trump, who is known for having a fragile ego and volatile relationships, has surrounded himself with MAGA loyalists during his second term in the White House. Huckabee’s message gives a glimpse into how his closest advisors are expected to treat him – as the US president’s public approval of the message demonstrates.
Huckabee’s rhetoric in the message, invoking monarchist ideas of divine mandates, comes just days after millions of people joined “No Kings” demonstrations across the US aimed at Trump’s increasingly authoritarian government.
The US ambassador to Israel wrote: “Mr President, god spared you in Butler, PA to be the most consequential president in a century – maybe ever. 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. I am your appointed servant in this land and am available for you but I do not try to get in your presence often because I trust your instincts. No president in my lifetime has been in a position like yours. Not since Truman in 1945.
“I will not abandon this post. Our flag will NOT come down! You did not seek this moment. This moment sought YOU! It is my honor to serve you!”
The private text to the US president was signed off “Mike Huckabee”.
Sharing the message, Trump said it was “from Mike Huckabee, a Pastor, Politician, Ambassador, and Great Person!”.
Huckabee is an anti-Palestine extremist who was appointed US ambassador to Israel soon after Trump’s election victory in late 2024.
In 2008, he was filmed saying “there’s really no such thing as a Palestinian”.
“You have Arabs and Persians, and there’s such complexity in that. But there’s really no such thing. That’s been a political tool to try and force land away from Israel,” Huckabee said.
Rather than be embarrassed by his message to Trump being made public, he reshared the US president’s post and wrote on social media: “So grateful to serve @POTUS who posted what I sent to him on Truth Social.”
The news comes with Trump reportedly weighing up whether to join Israel in a war against Iran, which many Republicans in the US are against. Trump was elected on an anti-war platform meaning to enter the campaign may not play well with his base.
Iran’s key nuclear site, which Israel wants to target, is reported to be so deep underground that only US bombers are capable of striking it.
Huckabee is thought to be urging Trump to join Israel in the bombing campaign.
