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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

‘Traitor’: US representatives call for Trump envoy Witkoff to be fired after leaked Kremlin call

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Steve Witkoff speaks in Kiryat Gat, Israel, on 21 October 2025. Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters

A handful of US representatives have reacted furiously to a leaked recording in which the special envoy to Ukraine reportedly coached Moscow on how to handle Donald Trump, but most have so far remained mute on the revelation that American officials were advising a US adversary.

Don Bacon, a Republican representative, called for Steve Witkoff’s immediate dismissal. “For those who oppose the Russian invasion and want to see Ukraine prevail as a sovereign & democratic country, it is clear that Witkoff fully favors the Russians,” the Nebraska lawmaker wrote on X.

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