United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and former United States ambassador David Friedman performed Elvis Presley's 'Hound Dog' at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem, dedicating the song to media personality Tucker Carlson. Friedman shared a video of the performance on social media, tagging Carlson and highlighting the pointed lyrics: 'You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, cryin' all the time. You ain't nothin' but a hound dog and you ain't no friend of mine.'

The gesture comes amid an ongoing feud between the diplomats and Carlson, who has been sharply critical of Israel and has promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories. Carlson recently traveled briefly to Israel for a tense interview with Huckabee at the airport, an encounter that appeared to intensify their public dispute.