Kushner And Witkoff: Diplomats Or Shady ‘Deal-Makers’?

by | Jul 16, 2026

Dropsite news broke a story yesterday that President Trump’s envoys to Ukraine/Russia and the Middle East – his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his real estate developer friend Steve Witkoff – have been spending most of their time trying to make a buck rather than trying to make diplomatic breakthroughs for the United States. Is this corporatism run amuk?

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  • Daniel McAdams

    Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and co-Producer/co-Host, Ron Paul Liberty Report. Daniel served as the foreign affairs, civil liberties, and defense/intel policy advisor to U.S. Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-Texas) from 2001 until Dr. Paul’s retirement at the end of 2012. From 1993-1999 he worked as a journalist based in Budapest, Hungary, and traveled through the former communist bloc as a human rights monitor and election observer.

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