Mike Huckabee Uses War on Iran to Tell People to Have Babies

On Tuesday, U.S. diplomats stranded in Israel were encouraged by a senior MAGA official to stay put, stay sheltered… and procreate. I know MAGA goons will never pass up an opportunity to make things weird with their shameless, pro-natalist plugs—but this is still some weird shit. Why do politicians love using emergencies—and in this case, a literal war— to tell people to have sex??

In a memo that was shared with embassy officials, staff, and their families, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee (who’s at least once been publicly referred to as Fuckabee) wrote that if the “extended time” with family “results in the birth of your next child in about 9 months, I of course expect that you will want to name the little bugger after me!” He continued, “If it’s a girl, Michelle is a nice name too.” Lmao, wtf. 

Scoop: U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee joked to embassy staff about procreating while sheltering in place on Tuesday in a memo one U.S. official described as “awkward” and “odd.” pic.twitter.com/tGMqtDTaLw

— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) March 3, 2026

Speaking to the Washington Post, which first reported on the memo, one official called the move “awkward” and “odd.” The outlet says it reached out to the State Department, but has yet to hear back.

The directive came hours after American embassy workers in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza were given guidance via Twitter to shelter in place until they receive further updates, and in a separate tweet, Huckabee also said that there were “very limited” options for Americans in the region wanting to evacuate.

If you’ll recall, Huckabee is the same idiot who once alleged Black people are not legally human; who said he’d send in troops and the FBI to stop all abortions; and who once supported denying abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim. So it’s not a surprise he’s said yet another stupid thing, but it’s hard to imagine someone who’s this bad at reading the room.

All this comes after Trump and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu decided to illegally wage war on Iran over the weekend in a series of ongoing attacks that killed Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader of 37 years, as well as at least 150 Iranian schoolkids and at least six U.S. military personnel. On Wednesday, the Senate will vote on whether to halt the offensive—which never even received congressional approval in the first place.

Huckabee has served as the U.S. Ambassador to Israel since April, after being nominated by Trump almost immediately following the election. At the time, Trump said, “Mike has been a great public servant” and that Huckabee would bring “peace to the Middle East.” Well… this is one way to do that, I guess.

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