certain news outlets from covering the White House<\/a> with Politico being one of them. Levin praised the administration for the decision.<\/p>\nIn a lengthy post on X, Levin said that Milstein would not be getting treated this way by the media if he wasn\u2019t his stepson.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, on Yom Kippur, my family and I awakened to one of the most outrageous and disgusting hit pieces written by Politico’s Adam Wren,\u201d he wrote in a lengthy post on X. \u201cAnd I must briefly respond to this character-assassination. \u201cFirst, if David wasn’t my stepson, I’ve no doubt he wouldn’t be treated like this. Attacking him like Wren did this morning, weeks before his wedding and on Yom Kippur is truly contemptible. Second, David is not controversial. He does his job professionally, carrying out the administration’s policies in his support position to Ambassador Huckabee.\u201d<\/p>\n
Levin also denied the Politico Playbook report that Milstein \u201csolicited\u201d cash from Israeli citizens.<\/p>\n
\u201cDavid was asked by family members, who live all over the world and throughout the country, about gifts for his upcoming wedding and if he was registered anywhere. David responded to requests by sending an email-message that there was no registration for gifts and suggested an alternative option,\u201d Levin said. \u201cThe email-message was intended for family and close friends but went to the larger email list of guests.\u201d<\/p>\n
Over the weekend, Playbook asked Milstein if the White House approved the solicitation. He reportedly sent out a revised note to invitees following the question.<\/p>\n
The updated revised note to guests reads, \u201cUnfortunately, our email\/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<\/p>\n
An anonymous member of the intelligence community told Playbook that Milstein was a \u201cwalking counterintelligence red flag.\u201d<\/p>\n
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