Joe Kent, Mike Huckabee feud on X over US relationship with Israel
- Joe Kent criticized the U.S. relationship with Israel on X, calling himself either "not very smart or just dishonest" in response to comments he received.
- Kent claimed Israel receives $3.8 billion from the U.S. but spends more buying U.S. military goods, while the U.S. benefits from Israeli intelligence and technology innovations, resulting in a positive return on investment.
- Kent mentioned a new Memorandum of Understanding with Israel will end aid and base relations on trade instead.
- Kent resigned from the Trump administration in 2024 over concerns about the Iran war and Israel's involvement, warning that over-reliance on Israeli intelligence harms U.S. sovereignty and security.
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Huckabee says next memorandum of understanding ‘ends aid’ to Israel
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on X that the next U.S. memorandum of understanding with Israel will end U.S. aid to Israel in favor of prioritizing trade. “Israel receives $3.8 billion but spends far more than that buying US military goods. US also receives intel, tech innovations so that ROI is many times more,” Huckabee said on his personal account on X, responding to former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent, who…
Joe Kent says Israel has no natural resources and that the only reason it is a regional power is because the U.S. backs it😳
Joe Kent says Israel has no natural resources and that the only reason it is a regional power is because the U.S. backs it😳 “The Israelis do a good job of using people who sound like you and me because they’re usually dual citizens.” pic.twitter.com/cmYB703erF — Charging… (@RedPillSayian) May 31, 2026
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