{"id":2668408,"date":"2026-09-23T12:45:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-wonder-trump-banned-them-oblivious-politico-thinks-jewish-wedding-tradition-may-be-trump-admin-bribery-scheme\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:49:11","slug":"no-wonder-trump-banned-them-oblivious-politico-thinks-jewish-wedding-tradition-may-be-trump-admin-bribery-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-wonder-trump-banned-them-oblivious-politico-thinks-jewish-wedding-tradition-may-be-trump-admin-bribery-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"No Wonder Trump Banned Them &#8211; Oblivious Politico Thinks Jewish Wedding Tradition May Be Trump Admin Bribery Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fno-wonder-trump-banned-them-oblivious-politico-thinks-jewish-wedding-tradition-may-be-trump-admin-bribery-scheme%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2668408&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This content features a humorous article discussing a recent controversy involving Politico,a media outlet,which was temporarily banned from the White House after President Donald Trump labeled it \u201cFAKE NEWS.\u201d Politico is suing to regain access, and a judge who previously restored Jim Acosta\u2019s press credentials is involved, raising hopes they might return soon.<\/p>\n<p>meanwhile, Politico reported a scandal related to Israeli wedding traditions, claiming that David Milstein, a senior adviser to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, solicited monetary wedding gifts from Israeli citizens using a QR code. This was interpreted by some as a breach of security or a red flag by the intelligence community, although others, including the CEO of the Republican Jewish Coalition, dismissed the report as unethical and absurd, emphasizing that cash gifts are customary in Israeli weddings.<\/p>\n<p>The article also explains that giving cash is a common and culturally accepted wedding practice in Israel, where gift registries are uncommon. It criticizes Politico\u2019s approach as overblown and suggests that the story might be driven by political motives or ignorance about Jewish and Israeli customs. the piece portrays the incident as a trivial issue blown out of proportion by the media, with commentary on the potential implications for the individuals involved and the media\u2019s portrayal of cultural practices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>At least for the moment, Politico is banned from the White House, thanks to President Donald Trump deeming the outlet \u201cFAKE NEWS!\u201d in a  post on Friday. More\u2019s the pity.<\/p>\n<p>Politico, along with CNN and MS NOW, are suing to get their White House reportage rights back, and considering the judge the case has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/21\/timothy-kelly-judge-white-house-ban-lawsuit-01086120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assigned to<\/a> \u2014 the same one who restored Jim Acosta\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-restores-acostas-press-pass-lays-specific-rules-must-obey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House credentials<\/a> when he was with CNN during the first Trump administration \u2014 the odds are pretty good they\u2019ll be back at 1600 Pennsylvania sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>However, with the break from Downtown D.C.\u2019s most obvious establishment, you\u2019d think that the outlet would have a bit more time to focus on researching other things. Say, Jewish and\/or Israeli wedding traditions.<\/p>\n<p>But no, not so much. On Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-war-mainstream-media-escalates-cnn-ms-now-politico-turn-federal-judge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the outlet<\/a> had a \u201cscoop\u201d in its Playbook newsletter that \u201c[a]n influential and controversial senior adviser to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee solicited cash gifts from Israeli citizens to celebrate his upcoming wedding,\u201d hyping it as a bribery scandal at the highest levels.<\/p>\n<p>From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2026\/09\/21\/huckabees-walking-counterintel-red-flag-01085994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newsletter<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>  David Milstein, who holds a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voa-misallocates-funds-and-suppresses-negative-stories-about-iran-this-lawmaker-wants-to-investigate\/\" title=\"VOA Misallocates Funds and Suppresses Negative Stories About Iran. This Lawmaker Wants To Investigate.\">top-secret security clearance<\/a>, sent a Paperless Post wedding invitation on Sept. 16 soliciting \u201cmonetary wedding gift[s]\u201d in either \u201cU.S. dollars or Israeli shekels\u201d along with a QR code, according to screenshots of the solicitation reviewed by Playbook.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>On Saturday, hours after Playbook asked Milstein whether he had State Department and White House approval for the solicitation, Milstein sent out a revised note to invitees: \u201cUnfortunately, our \/message intended only to respond to requests from family and close family friends who had asked us if we had a gift registry was unintentionally sent to the broader guest list. Please know we cannot accept gifts of any kind.\u201d (Playbook also reviewed that message.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s unclear whether any monetary gifts changed hands in the days between the invitation and Saturday, when Milstein says he took down the codes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This, according to an anonymous \u201cmember of the intelligence community\u201d (per Politico), represented \u201ca giant walking counterintelligence red flag\u201d (the member\u2019s words).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that he is blatantly soliciting donations is absolutely jaw dropping,\u201d the unidentified individual added.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, if you have an animus against Huckabee, the administration, Israel, and\/or Milstein it might be \u2014 and really, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/el-sayed-delighted-tucker-carlsons-support-maga-eating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">there\u2019s so much overlap<\/a> these days it\u2019s hard to tell what the cause is. If you knew anything about Israeli culture, or searched it up for five minutes, not so much.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, here\u2019s the CEO of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Matt Brooks, saying that reporting this as a solicitation for money is \u201cunethical and absurd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am invited to the wedding and also got the note about gifts- it\u2019s exactly like a got [sic] for every wedding I\u2019ve been to over the last ten years. Shame. This is gotcha journalism,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is an outrageous attack against a true mensch, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/davidamilstein?\">@davidamilstein<\/a> \u2013 and on Yom Kippur, no less. The idea that David, who is one of the most decent and honorable people I know, would engage in something unethical and absurd. I am invited to the wedding and also got the note\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8hgINzlHlT\">https:\/\/t.co\/8hgINzlHlT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Brooks (@mbrooksrjc) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mbrooksrjc\/status\/2102178958846382198?\">September 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In fact, there places you can find out about Israeli weddings. Such as, quite literally, a site called The Israeli Wedding, which has \u201c5 Unique Israeli Wedding Traditions\u201d right on the navigation bar. <a href=\"https:\/\/theisraeli.wedding\/unique-israeli-wedding-traditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First tradition<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>One thing you definitely won\u2019t see at an Israeli wedding is a table full of boxed gifts. You can also strike off wedding registries at department stores. The standard gift to give at a wedding in Israel is cold, hard cash.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This could mean literally sticking bills in an envelope (just make sure to write your name on it so the couple knows who it\u2019s from) or a check. At every wedding in Israel, near the entrance where the guests receive their table cards, you\u2019ll see a locked box for cash gifts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The idea is that the couple can use the money to recoup their expenses for the wedding, making it a financially neutral transaction, and hopefully break even.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other than that, though\u2026<\/p>\n<p>This was treated as a major scandal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-seb-gorka-takes-interview-turns-politico-reporter-fumbling-mess-trying-failing-defend-gutter-press-org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by Politico<\/a>, however, which talked to numerous intelligence community or former intelligence community members who were, of course, anonymous and, of course, said that this was explosive news.<\/p>\n<p>One source told Politico such a scandal could \u201ccould ultimately lead to a loss of clearance or termination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this was any other employee at this point, he would have his clearance suspended,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n<p>The reason Milstein is not \u201cany other employee,\u201d Politico intimated, is that critics are afraid of Milstein: \u201cBecause of his stepdad: conservative radio host and Fox News personality Mark Levin, who is close with President Donald Trump, and whose name Milstein frequently drops to protect himself, according to the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Politico noted, however, that Milstein \u201chasn\u2019t been accused of a crime or inappropriately accessing intelligence materials,\u201d which seems like it should be a bigger deal in this report than it is.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a tradition, not a scoop, and a sign that Politico is so desperate for news that it\u2019s literally making this guy\u2019s wedding gifts into a counterintelligence story because its reporters are not up on Jewish and\/or Israeli weddings.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine the outcry if a news outlet did this about a Muslim wedding tradition. Not only would the people involved be banned from covering the administration, they\u2019d basically be blackballed from journalism. It\u2019s weird how this conflation of a Jewish wedding tradition and bribery is totally cool with this one particular religion, especially involving someone who\u2019s involved in one particular country.<\/p>\n<p>In short, Politico et al might be able to force their way back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-bans-fake-news-cnn-ms-now-politico-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">into the White House<\/a>.\u00a0 Reports like this aren\u2019t going to make it any easier with the administration, though.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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