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Trump aide's son berated over 'twisted' use of family tragedy to 'sell regime change war'

Witkoff linked his brother's 2011 OxyContin overdose to the U.S. attack on Venezuela, but fact-checkers clarified the drug is produced by Purdue Pharma, not Venezuela.

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Real estate executive Alex Witkoff, the son of Donald Trump-appointed special envoy Steve Witkoff, was hammered by critics after citing his own brother’s death as a justification for the Trump administration’s attack and takeover of Venezuela, with some critics calling Witkoff’s remarks “sick” and “...

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American Prospect broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, January 5, 2026.
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