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What Happened Today – November 25, 2025

Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump speaking aboard Air Force One

Steve Witkoff, whose leaked call coaching Kremlin officials on how to pitch Trump surfaced today, spoke with the president aboard Air Force One returning from the Putin summit in Alaska on August 15, 2025. (Official White House photo)

They make up rules, punish the resisters, and defy the courts. Then a damning tape leaks. Trump’s real estate buddy Steve Witkoff is on tape coaching Putin’s foreign policy adviser on how to pitch the president. “Maybe he says to President Trump…” He’s literally scripting Russia’s approach. Trump called it “standard negotiation.” Meanwhile, Senator Mark … Read more