Dave Lawler

Trump would deny that.

And now on Iran, he led two rounds of nuclear talks with the Iranians.

One last year, one earlier this year in the immediate lead up to the bombing campaign.

Neither of those have produced a deal, though Witkoff, you know, he does have a very sunny, optimistic demeanor when he talks about these things.

It always seems like a deal is right around the corner, or at least that he believes a deal is right around the corner.

That has not happened on Iran.

It hasn't happened on Ukraine.

But I'm not sure his optimism is entirely diminished that he can play some role in getting to a resolution here.

So President Trump thinks very highly of his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

I think he thinks he's, oh, what a smart kid.

He said that publicly.

He said it privately.

He was actively involved, officially involved in Trump 1.0.

He was responsible for negotiating the Abraham Accords, but also had a whole number of files.

He was sort of the minister for everything.

If there was something that he thought he could move the ball on, he basically had the president's blessing to get in there and do it.

This time around, he has no official government role involved.

but kind of a similar set of parameters where he does seem to have the president's blessing to speak on behalf of Trump and to try to make these international negotiations happen.

So he has worked side by side with Witkoff on these negotiations.

And it's an interesting sort of buddy act.