According to @JakeSherman and @apalmerdc’s THE HILL TO DIE ON, Jared Kushner called Congress “inefficient” and believed he could singlehandedly re-write the rules of government: newsweek.com/jared-kushner-…
I have example after example of this in #KushnerInc.
I have example after example of this in #KushnerInc.
Jared Kushner fundamentally doesn’t understand how government works. After a few meetings, he claimed to be close to renegotiating NAFTA, not understanding that it is a 1000+ page document and that renegotiating it would involve legal negotiations with U.S. trade representatives.
Kushner met with a Saudi delegation in May 2017 to push a $110 billion sale of U.S. defense equipment. The NYT reported him as saying “let’s get this done today.” nytimes.com/2017/05/18/wor… But arms deals like that require congressional approval.
One former senior White House official told me, “Jared never understands the details of anything. He’s just impressed by names.”
Jared Kushner doesn’t know his numbers. He is not an “in the weeds” person. In #KushnerInc, I quote a WH insider saying “it’s as if he watches a YouTube video” about something he needs to learn.
Jared Kushner is both naive and power-hungry, which is an incredibly toxic combination.
