A leaked recording of peace envoy Steve Witkoff “dealmaking” was being used to drive a wedge between President Donald Trump and peace talks with Ukraine and Russia, but Trump batted back criticism, calling it “standard negotiation.”
“I haven’t heard it, but that’s a standard thing,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on the way back to Florida’s Mar-a-Lago for the Thanksgiving holiday. “He’s got to sell this to Ukraine. He’s got to sell, Ukraine to Russia.
“That’s what a dealmaker does.
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