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POLITICSLOWJul 1 · Jul 1, 2026, 9:13 PM

Huckabee: Israel 'the 436th congressional district' of US

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At a speech in Jerusalem today, Mike Huckabee described Israel as “the 436th congressional district of the U.S.’”Speaking at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel announced Washington will build a permanent embassy in Jerusalem — where it will serve the 700,000 Americans he says live in the Middle Eastern country.“700,000 Americans represent an entire congressional district in the U.S. That's how many people live in a congressional district,” Huckabee explained."When members of Congress come I always say, welcome to Israel, the 436th Congressional District of t

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