Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel nominee, told Newsmax on Monday that Palestinian terror group Hamas should know that President Donald Trump means what he says and says what he means.

During an appearance on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America,” Huckabee said that Hamas had better release the remaining Oct. 7 hostages it’s holding in Gaza “because President Trump is not a person to trifle with and fool around with.”

“He’s been very clear that Hamas is going to have no future in the governance of Gaza,” Huckabee said. “He’s been adamant that they need to let the hostages go, or they’ll have hell to pay. If they don’t take him seriously, they will rue the day they didn’t. And I’m just sad that so many people have lost their lives, not only in Israel, but also people in Gaza.

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