Trump names golf partner, real estate executive Steve Witkoff as a special envoy to the Middle East

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Source: Spectrum News NY1

PUBLISHED 6:06 PM ET Nov. 12, 2024


President-elect Donald Trump has named Florida real estate investor Steven Witkoff, a close friend with no foreign policy experience, to be a special envoy to the Middle East, he announced on Tuesday night.

The pick comes the same day as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee was announced as the president-elect’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Israel. Trump has promised to align U.S. foreign policy more closely with Israel’s interests as it wages wars against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Trump’s transition team did not offer details about the Middle East envoy role, but unlike ambassadorships it will not require Senate confirmation. “Steve is a Highly Respected Leader in Business and Philanthropy, who has made every project and community he has been involved with stronger and more prosperous. Steve will be an unrelenting Voice for PEACE, and make us all proud,” Trump said in a statement.

Witkoff is the president-elect’s golf partner and was with Trump when the former president was the target of a second attempted assassination at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida in September. Over the weekend, Trump tapped Witkoff to help lead his inaugural committee alongside former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler. During Trump’s first term, Trump named him to the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.

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[DemMedic]

1. He will be the middle east envoy of grift.

[SunSeeker]

3. Just like his last middle east envoy, Jared. nt

[duncang]

2. What did he do to curry favor with tfg?

Toss tfg’s golf ball from the rough to the fairway so tfg didn’t have to do it his self.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

4. "And you should see this guy in the sand traps!!!" n/t

[Dave Bowman]

12. Lol, see? He's highly qualified for the job.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Getting his pals on the federal payroll asap.

Expense accounts, discretionary funds, travel expenses, etc etc.

[Dave Bowman]

13. I hope they choke on all that dough.

[Irish_Dem]

14. They have more money than they can spend in a lifetime.

But it still isn't enough.

[Dave Bowman]

16. Greed is the most destructive addiction.

[usaf-vet]

6. So, what golfing handicap does a person need to get a job in the 2025 white house?

One more question. What does it take to be a sycophant who plays golf?

[FakeNoose]

7. Barron's nanny deserves a job too! Don't forget her ....

I'm pretty sure Chump Jr's drug dealer is in line for a nice cushy Ambassador post.

[Richard D]

8. Head of the fda. Nt

[Dave Bowman]

15. Chump Jr's drug dealer is going to head the DEA.

[Irish_Dem]

17. The DEA agents will all be his drug pals.

[milestogo]

9. Was there no one from the Arabian Horse Association available?

Or is that just for FEMA directors?

[Owens]

10. What could possibly go wrong?

Rampant greed? A war?

[maxsolomon]

11. Only the best people.

The Kakistocracy looms.

[Hassler]

18. Being a medic in the National Guard qualifies

Tulsi Gabbard to be DNI. I've changed my share of bike flats, I'm ready to run the National Park Service.

[peregrinus]

19. That woman is nuttier

Than squirrel shit.