1. As Jared Kushner heads to Pakistan to represent the United States in critical talks with Iran, the media is ignoring a historic corruption scandal.
Kushner is serving in this role while on the payroll of the Saudi government.
Let's look at the data.
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2. Since 2021, Kushner has collected more than $110 million in management fees from the Saudi government.
Now, Kushner has seeking billions more from the Saudis.
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3. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the de facto ruler of the country, reportedly lobbied Trump both to initiate and continue the war.
4. Popular Information analyzed coverage of Kushner’s diplomatic role from the outset of the war with Iran on February 28 to April 19 in 9 major publications.
Only six of the 202 articles covering Kushner’s diplomatic role mentioned his financial conflict of interest with the Saudi government.
5. That means more than 97% of the coverage ignored Kushner’s conflict. Of the six articles that covered the conflict, five appeared in the New York Times. The other article originally appeared in Foreign Policy and was republished by the Washington Post.
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6. The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, CNN Wire, The New York Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, and The Los Angeles Times collectively published dozens of articles about Kushner’s diplomatic role in the war with Iran but never mentioned the conflict.
7. Will the media continue to ignore Kushner's egregious conflict of interest? For UPDATES on this story and more accountability journalism, subscribe to Popular Information.
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