Mike Huckabee
Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007
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| April 21 2025 | Presents credentials to Israeli President Isaac Herzog as the new United States ambassador to Israel. |
| April 17 2025 | Huckabee arrived in Israel to begin his role as U.S. Ambassador. |
| April 9 2025 | Sworn in as the 29th United States ambassador to Israel. |
| February 12 2025 | Huckabee's nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Israel was sent to the Senate. |
| January 11 2025 | Ended his show after being nominated by President-elect Donald Trump as ambassador to Israel. |
| November 12 2024 | It was announced that President-elect Donald Trump would nominate Huckabee as United States ambassador to Israel. |
| September 2024 | Huckabee's term on the Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center expired. |
| 2023 | Mike Huckabee published 'Kids Guide to the Truth About Climate Change,' which downplayed the effect of human emissions on global warming. |
| October 7 2023 | Huckabee described the Hamas-led attack on Israel as 'horrific' and 'beyond anything I’ve ever witnessed in my lifetime.' |
| 2022 | The U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade in the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, a development that Huckabee stated would be 'most certainly' a good day for America. |
| November 15 2020 | On November 15, 2020, following Trump's defeat by Joe Biden, Huckabee posted a letter addressed to Joe Biden on his website, making unsubstantiated claims of election fraud in the 2020 election and expressing the need for answers regarding the election's fairness. |
| March 2019 | Huckabee was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center by President Donald Trump. |
| January 2018 | In January 2018, Huckabee praised Doha, Qatar after a trip there, describing it as 'surprisingly beautiful, modern, and hospitable', though it was later revealed that a foreign agent for Qatar had paid $50,000 to a corporation run by Huckabee as an 'honorarium for visit'. |
| 2017 | In October 2017, the Huckabee show was relaunched, now produced by and aired on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. |
| 2017 | At an event in the West Bank, Huckabee stated: 'There is no such thing as a West Bank - it's Judea and Samaria.' |
| October 2017 | Begins hosting Huckabee talk show on TBN network. |
| 2016 | Runs again for the Republican presidential nomination but withdraws early following the Iowa caucus. |
| 2016 | Mike Huckabee announced that he would decline to run in the 2018 Florida Gubernatorial election. |
| 2016 | In the summer of 2016, Mike Huckabee was reported to be considering a run for governor of Florida in the 2018 election. |
| 2016 | Following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Mike Huckabee met with president-elect Donald Trump, whom he had supported for the Republican nomination after ending his own campaign in February. |
| 2016 | During his 2016 bid for president, Mike Huckabee released a nine-point immigration enforcement and border security plan that included building a border fence and increasing border patrol personnel. |
| August 2016 | An August 2016 poll of Florida Republicans showed Mike Huckabee leading a field of potential Republican gubernatorial candidates with 37% support. |
| June 2016 | In June 2016, Huckabee, along with actor Pat Boone and executive producer Troy Duhon, wrote a letter to California Governor Jerry Brown opposing Senate Bill 1146, which aimed to limit discrimination at California colleges against religious schools. |
| February 1 2016 | After a disappointing performance in the Iowa caucus, Mike Huckabee announced on February 1, 2016, that he would suspend his presidential campaign. |
| 2015 | Concluded his talk show on Fox News Channel. |
| 2015 | Huckabee stated on Meet the Press that the confederate flag issue was for South Carolinians to decide, and later congratulated Governor Nikki Haley on her decision to support the flag's removal from the state capitol. |
| September 2015 | In September 2015, Huckabee referenced the Dred Scott decision when discussing his support for Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, implying a parallel regarding human rights. |
| May 5 2015 | Huckabee announced his campaign for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in the 2016 election on May 5, 2015, in his hometown of Hope, Arkansas. |
| April 15 2015 | Huckabee announced that The Huckabee Report would be ending on May 1, 2015. |
| March 30 2015 | On March 30, 2015, Huckabee supporters launched a Super PAC to prepare for his presidential campaign in 2016. |
| January 2015 | In January, Mike Huckabee compared homosexuality to 'drinking and swearing', describing it as 'part of a lifestyle'. |
| January 3 2015 | Huckabee's show on Fox News ended on January 3, 2015, as he considered the possibility of running for president. |
| September 2014 | In September 2014, Huckabee indicated that he would decide on his presidential run early in 2015. |
| September 2014 | In September 2014, Huckabee made a remark urging the firing of individuals who do not recognize 'God's heart,' which drew criticism from Richard Dawkins. |
| January 2014 | During a luncheon speech at the Republican National Committee's winter meeting, Huckabee criticized a federal mandate on contraception, claiming that Democrats were insulting women by suggesting they needed government assistance for reproductive health. |
| 2013 | In December 2013, Huckabee stated in an interview that he would be launching a news organization in partnership with Christian Media Corp. International. |
| December 2013 | Mike Huckabee ended his daily radio show in December 2013, which led to increased speculation about a potential presidential bid. |
| November 27 2013 | Huckabee announced that his show on Cumulus Media Networks would have its final broadcast on December 12, 2013. |
| December 2012 | Shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012, Huckabee made headlines by suggesting on Fox News that the removal of God from schools contributed to the violence. |
| April 2 2012 | Mike Huckabee launched a long-form daily talk show on Cumulus Media Networks, which featured long-form interviews and discussions. |
| May 14 2011 | Huckabee announced on his Fox News Channel show that he would not be a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012, despite his strong poll numbers. |
| April 2011 | In April 2011, Huckabee praised Christian revisionist author David Barton, expressing a desire for all Americans to be compelled to listen to Barton's messages. |
| March 4 2011 | In comments on the Michael Medved Show, Mike Huckabee spoke about pregnant, unwed actress Natalie Portman, expressing concern about glorifying out-of-wedlock children. |
| March 1 2011 | Huckabee made remarks on The Steve Malzberg Show regarding President Obama, highlighting his differing views shaped by his upbringing. |
| January 11 2011 | A Rasmussen poll indicated Huckabee was tied with Barack Obama, each receiving 43% support. |
| 2010 | For six weeks in summer 2010, Fox News test-ran The Huckabee Show for the syndicated market, with Huckabee being joined by guest co-hosts, including Bob Barker. |
| November 2010 | CNN projected Huckabee would defeat Barack Obama in a hypothetical 2012 presidential contest. |
| July 2010 | In July, Huckabee became a fundraiser for Victory University in Memphis, Tennessee, and was designated Chancellor of the Victory University Foundation. |
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