‘Terrifying [expletive]': Trump shares text saying God will direct him amid Iran war
On Tuesday, Trump used Truth Social to share a screenshot of a text message from the United States' ambassador to Israel (and former 2016 Republican presidential candidate) Mike Huckabee.
The diplomat, a Baptist minister, evoked the divine in explaining what could happen as the conflict continues.
'Mr. President, God spared you in Butler, PA. to be the most consequential President in a century — maybe ever,' Huckabee texted. '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 [President Harry S] Truman in 1945. I don't reach out to persuade you. Only to encourage you. I believe you will hear from heaven and that voice is far more important than mine or ANYONE else's.
'You sent me to Israel to be your eyes, ears and voice and to make sure our flag flies above our embassy,' Huckabee's text continued. 'My job is to be the last one to leave. I will not abandon this post. Our flag will not come down! You did not seek the moment. This moment sought You! It is my honor to serve you!'
Subsequent posts by Trump revealed that the United States knows where Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is and that he 'is an easy target, but is safe there. We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now.'
Trump has also called for Iranians living in the city of Tehran to evacuate and demanded in a separate post, 'UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!'
The Middle East news website Mondoweiss shared the screenshot of Huckabee's text to the president and stated in a post on X, 'These are the same people calling Iran a theocratic threat.'
Journalist and co-host of 'Useful Idiots' Aaron Maté echoed Mondoweiss and explained the comparison to Truman.
'[Huckabee] also compares Trump's 'position' to that of Harry Truman in 1945, who dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,' Maté posted on X. 'And yet these are the same people who accuse the Iranian government of being an apocalyptic 'theocratic regime.''
Co-host of the independent news show 'Breaking Points,' Krystal Ball said on X that Huckabee's text was 'terrifying s***."
'The religious fanaticism of Huckabee types, the psychos that run the Israeli government, and Trump's messiah complex make this all even more dangerously insane,' she wrote.
Tim Miller, writer for the conservative, anti-Trump website The Bulwark, called the text 'concerning!'
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