White House Stands With US Ambassador Who Met With Israeli Spy

The White House says it wasn’t told in advance about Ambassador Mike Huckabee’s off-schedule embassy meeting with Jonathan Pollard—the ex-U.S. analyst who spent 30 years in prison for spying for Israel—but adds the President “supports our Ambassador… and all he does for the United States and Israel.” In this video, I break down why the meeting was off the public schedule, why intel officials were alarmed, and what it means that the White House is backing Huckabee anyway. We’ll cover diplomatic norms, security optics, and the political calculus behind standing by an ambassador after a secret sit-down with a convicted spy.