U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff reflected on last week’s Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and praised President Donald Trump as the “Michael Jordan” of dealmaking.

Speaking to hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby on the “Cats & Cosby” show on Wednesday, Witkoff described with admiration what he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio observed behind closed doors at last week’s critical summit.

“When the doors closed … in Alaska, I and Marco got to witness the great master, master dealmaker in chief, Donald J. Trump,” Witkoff said. “And it was quite extraordinary to watch.”

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