Overview

• Huckabee performed on bass at United Hatzalah’s Sukkot concert in Jerusalem alongside former ambassador David M. Friedman and comedian Elon Gold.
• The reworked Lynyrd Skynyrd song featured praise of President Donald Trump and a swipe at the United Nations, with lyrics including, “But Donald Trump claims it’s all Israel.”
• Mediaite labeled the performance “cringeworthy,” while Raw Story highlighted the lyrics as promoting control over all of Jerusalem and linked them to “Greater Israel” themes.
• Organizers and supportive coverage said the concert celebrated Israel and a recent peace deal with Hamas and raised funds for United Hatzalah, while Raw Story described it as marking reported hostage releases.
• In a Fox Business interview, Huckabee lauded the peace deal as an “incredible triumph” for Trump and said, “Let’s give all the credit to President Trump.”