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Steve Witkoff: “We were not talking to junior people or lieutenants over…”

Featuring: Steve Witkoff, Republican | U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East | National

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Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff's extended 60 Minutes interview

Published | Video Starts at 08:20

The President, when we went to that UNGA meeting with the Arab leaders, came out of that with almost unanimity, a consensus support from everybody there. We had been working those telephone lines to all the leaders of those countries. We were not talking to junior people or lieutenants over there. We were talking directly to the people who make the final decisions. And that ultimately became very, very critical to the US Being successful. I want to ask you about a statement you made that may have framed your outlook on this, Jared. (08:20–08:29)

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