President-elect Donald Trump’s new grandson elected special envoy The Middle East is named after Trump.
Trump, 78, said, “Congratulations to Jack and Sophie Witkoff on the birth of their son, Don James Witkoff (DJW), who is named after me (thank you!).” Revealed on Truth Social,
Don James is the grandson of Trump’s longtime New York City real-estate friend Steve Witkoff, who is running to become the president-elect’s special Middle East representative.
“I wish them all the best today, on DJW’s Bris,” Trump said of Don James’ parents and child. “Don will have a great, beautiful and successful life. This will be a very important date because of him as the years go by!”
Trump was playing golf with Witkoff, 67, on the day of the second major assassination attempt against him in September.
Within a week of his 2024 election victory, Trump announced that he would nominate Witkoff as his special envoy to the Middle East, and to help his longtime friend navigate the region through this difficult time. Will prepare for.
During Trump’s re-election campaign, Witkoff was already playing the role of peacemaker, reaching out to former 2024 GOP nominee Nikki Haley to bridge differences between her and Trump.
“Her best friend, Steve Witkoff, came to our house in South Carolina, talked to me and my husband and basically made peace between me and Donald Trump,” Haley told her SiriusXM show, “Nikki Haley Live” last month. Wanted.” ,
“At that time I told him there was no need for a ceasefire, Trump had my support. There was no problem from my side. At that time, he was like, ‘What do you want? Tell me what you want. you want anything?’ I said, ‘I don’t want anything like that.’ ,
Some outside observers and strategists at the time believed that Haley would be able to help Trump increase support among key groups of voters where his support was soft – such as suburban women.
Witkoff, who is the founder and CEO of real-estate firm Witkoff Group, donated to Trump’s campaign during the 2024 contest.
In the context of the Middle East, over the summer, Witkoff praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress, calling the address “strong” and “epic”, while criticizing the handful of Democrats who boycotted it.
Trump is aligning his next administration with staunch allies of Israel, which is still battling Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Those designating Israeli allies include proposed Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and proposed US Ambassador to the United Nations Elise Stefanik, a New York congresswoman who has been a proud defender of Trump during her time in the House.
Witkoff has begun preparations for his new role as Middle East envoy. He recently visited Saudi Arabia, where he met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday. Axios reported,
Don James Witkoff is not the only person to be named after a president-elect. His eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., was also named after him.
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