Ben Meiselas (host)

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The MeidasTouch Podcast · Trump Ambassador Picks Collapse Under Cross-Exam at Hearing · 26 Oct 2025 podcast

So then it was the Republicans' term, and then you had Senator McCormick of Pennsylvania cross-examine Donald Trump's pick to be the ambassador of Kuwait, Amir Ghalib.

And he pointed out that Ghalib had previously referred to Jewish people as monkeys, or he liked a post that referred to Jewish people as monkeys.

said that Israel should never exist, and then praised Saddam Hussein as a martyr.

This is Donald Trump's pick to be the ambassador of Kuwait.

Here, play this clip.

I was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division that actually helped oust Saddam Hussein from Kuwait.

You refer to Saddam Hussein sympathetically as a martyr, which has some significance given that you'd be the United States' highest ranking diplomat in Kuwait, a country that was invaded by Saddam.

How do you justify calling Saddam Hussein a martyr to us, but also to the people of Kuwait?

Let me move on to my second question.

As a mayor, you repeatedly targeted American ally Israel through your support of boycott, divest and sanctions movement against Israel.

And you called for Israelis to, quote,

leave the land, unquote, thereby supporting the end of the state of Israel.

So my question to you, given the role you are being nominated for, do you accept President Trump's view that Israel is and should be the national home of the Jewish people?

This question is, do you agree or do you disagree with President Trump's view that Israel is and should be the national home of the Jewish people?

Just a yes or no.

So there's no yes or no.

Do you agree with the president's position?

Well, no, that's not the president's position.

Do you agree with the president?

Let me move to my third question.

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