President Trump has three negotiators in the foreign policy for various purposes: special envoy Steve Witkoff, army secretary Dan Driscoll and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
None of them has a background in foreign policy or diplomacy. Witkoff is a close friend of Trump's from their real estate days. Driscoll served briefly in the military before working in investment banking and venture capital. Kushner is a businessman who helps his father in law in sundry matters.
Witkoff has been active in respect of Ukraine and earlier was involved in talks with Israel about Gaza. Driscoll has recently been pressed into service in respect of Ukraine, as has Kushner.
Does it matter that we have three businesmen handling negotiations and not career diplomats? Not really. Because not one of the three persons is setting foreign policy. They are merely implementing policy set by Trump. They are out to cut deals based on directions that Trump gives- and who better than businessmen to make deals?
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