When asked whether President Donald J. Trump was aware of or approved Ambassador Mike Huckabee’s reported July meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem with Jonathan J. Pollard—a convicted spy who served three decades in prison for passing U.S. secrets to Israel—White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said:

“The White House was not aware of that meeting, but the President stands by Ambassador Mike Huckabee and fully supports his efforts on behalf of the United States and Israel.”