US Ambassador Slams New York Times Report as Fabricated
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee fiercely denounced a New York Times report alleging his aide manipulated embassy positions to favor Israel. He called the report baseless and accused the newspaper of using cowardly anonymous sources. Huckabee specifically refuted claims about a child in Gaza, stating the child was alive and evacuated by the embassy for safety. He suggested the Times could face a defamation lawsuit for publishing fabricated stories.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee accused the New York Times of fabricating a story about his aide.
- Huckabee called the newspaper's reporting cowardly and baseless, citing anonymous sources.
- He specifically denied a New York Times claim about a child in Gaza.
- The ambassador suggested the New York Times could face a defamation lawsuit.
- Huckabee referenced Donald Trump's criticism of the newspaper as 'Fake News'.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee published a scathing social media post attacking a New York Times report that alleged his senior aide altered professional embassy staff positions to aid Israel. Huckabee sharply criticized the investigation and the newspaper, stating, "The New York Times's spinelessness with cowardly 'anonymous' sources has produced a smear piece against David Millstein, a senior policy advisor. They asked me to respond, but they lacked the courage and integrity to include the response."
The ambassador further revealed, "So here it is, the elements of the story the New York Times is trying to piece together are so factually baseless that they stand alongside other outlandish reports from the paper, like the embarrassing 'dog rape' story, or the completely fabricated story about a small child shot in the face by the IDF in Gaza (when in reality, the child was not only alive but was evacuated from Gaza with his mother by the Jerusalem embassy to a safe location in another country to protect him from Hamas's murderousness)."
"I personally and comprehensively deny the elements of your fabricated 'story' and I am surprised you expect to be taken seriously with such nonsense without even one source willing to identify themselves," Huckabee continued. "You should consult your lawyers about whether publishing such nonsense could expose the Times to a defamation lawsuit. There's a reason Donald Trump calls you 'Fake News.'"
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