Balgarianovinite.com
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) said Iran war negotiator Steve Witkoff went off on her during a conference call on Monday. Her description of the call stunned MS NOW host Jonathan Capehart.
Witkoff, who is the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, has been a key figure in negotiations with Iran, which the U.S. and Israel began bombing in February. President Donald Trump appointed Witkoff, a real estate investor and longtime friend, to the post, despite a lack of diplomatic experience.
Witkoff and Vice President JD Vance have come under scrutiny recently after the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding that even Trump’s allies have criticized as being too generous to Iran.
In part, the deal calls for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and to pledge not to develop nuclear weapons. In exchange, the U.S. will end the naval blockade of Iran, unfreeze Iranian assets, and allow the country access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund.
Dean appeared on Monday’s edition of The Last Word on MS NOW, where Capehart, who was guest-hosting, asked the congresswoman about the bipartisan call, which was not classified. The lawmaker explained that Secretary of State Marco Rubio began with a brief state of play, but said, “We didn’t learn much of anything.”
Dean said that at one point she asked Rubio and Witkoff some questions, and it did not go well:
DEAN: I did ask a set of questions to the secretary and to Mr. Witkoff, which really piqued his ire. He cut my mic off and said that– he called my question “smartassed” and “stupid,” cut my mic off and said, “There’s your answer.” I was simply asking tough questions about who wrote the MOU, why does it sound so in favor of Iran? And from literally paragraph one, we’re already out of sync with what was to happen. I also mentioned the fact – and I think we should never forget – that in this reckless, unconstitutional war, which is what I said to the gentlemen on the call, 13 service members have died. We must never forget that. Hundreds have been wounded and thousands of civilians killed throughout the region. But he called me “smartassed,” “stupid.” I think this diplomat or would-be diplomat’s been hanging around the president too much.
CAPEHART: Wow! Did anyone object to the Secretary of State speaking to you in that manner at all?
DEAN: On a chain for members, my colleagues were outraged. They said it’s “unacceptable, disrespectful, Madeleine was simply asking tough questions.” I added to the question, just to be completely transparent, and I think it’s a fair question. I asked Mr. Witkoff, I said, in your work, how much of your work in the region is for the United States of America and resolving these issues, and how much of your time is being spent on your own ventures? That, I think, really ticked them off. And that’s when I got cut off. My colleagues on a chain were very outraged. As I said, they cut off my mic. They had not done that to other people. And so I didn’t get to have a rebuttal.
Watch above via MS NOW.
The post Congresswoman Says Trump Official Blew Up at Her and ‘Called Me Stupid’ first appeared on Mediaite.
Congresswoman Says Trump Official Blew Up at Her and ‘Called Me Stupid’ 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-30 03:40:44 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law