Ambassador Mike Huckabee on X: "The NY Slimes w/ cowardly "anonymous sources" did a hit piece...

X ^ | Oct 8, 2026

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Ambassador Mike Huckabee @GovMikeHuckabee: Ambassador Mike Huckabee on X: "The NY Slimes w/ cowardly "anonymous sources" did a hit piece on David Milstein, Sr Policy Advisor @usembassyjlm & asked me for comment. They didn't use it, but here's my FULL statement they didn't have the guts or the integrity to use: The elements of the story the New York Times is trying to assemble are so lacking in fact that it ranks up with other Times farcical endeavors like the embarrassing ‘dog rape’ story, or the totally debunked story about a small boy being shot in the face by IDF in Gaza (when in fact, the little boy was not only alive but had been evacuated out of Gaza with his mother by Embassy Jerusalem to a safe location in another country to keep him from being murdered by Hamas). I personally and categorically refute the elements of your proposed ‘story’ and I’m surprised that you expect to be taken seriously with such nonsense without even one named source. You surely can do better. You should consult your attorneys as to whether publishing such drivel could subject the Times to litigation for defamation. There is a reason @realDonaldTrump calls them "Fake News"" Oct 8, 2026

https://x.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/2108035507913392258

Rabbi Steven Burg @stevenburg The New York Times has become an embarrassment to journalism.

Its latest hit piece targeting David Milstein is another example of a newspaper so consumed by its hostility toward Israel that even an American serving his country becomes a target if he refuses to conform to its preferred narrative.

I have known David for many years. He is a man of extraordinary integrity, impeccable character, and fierce loyalty to the United States of America. He serves his country with honor, carrying out the mission of Ambassador Mike Huckabee and the administration.

Apparently, that is enough to make him a target.

What we are witnessing is a deeply disturbing pattern: anonymous accusations, damaging insinuations, and the willingness to destroy a person’s reputation in pursuit of a predetermined narrative.

The parallels to the Dreyfus Affair are impossible to ignore. A Jewish patriot accused, his loyalty questioned, his reputation dragged through the mud. History has shown us where this kind of prejudice can lead.

And the timing? David is about to get married. The willingness to inflict this kind of pain on a young man and his family, at what should be one of the happiest moments of their lives, is especially cruel.

The New York Times seems incapable of seeing Israel or its supporters without finding something sinister. That obsession has consequences. It poisons public discourse, encourages suspicion of Jewish Americans, and raises profoundly troubling questions about antisemitic double standards.

The paper that once claimed to report the news increasingly seems determined to manufacture a narrative, whatever the human cost.

David Milstein’s integrity is not diminished by this attack. The New York Times’ credibility is.

Shame on the New York Times. Shame on those who confuse character assassination with journalism. And shame on anyone who thinks that destroying a good man’s reputation is an acceptable price for advancing an anti-Israel agenda. Oct 8, 2026 https://x.com/stevenburg/status/2108194406809350276

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