Kelly says he was struck by the “intense personal ambition” of some White House staffers. It seems clear to me he means Javanka. It’s an interesting observation coming from a former Marine Corps general, as personal ambition is not seen in the military. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
There’s a reason I put that word in the subtitle of my book: Ambition is a persistent theme in #KushnerInc.
Jared Kushner is his father’s puppet, motivated by Charlie Kushner’s dynastic ambitions. Money and its trappings were never enough for Charlie. He wanted his family to be the Jewish Kennedys.
Ivanka, meanwhile, has the ego and the ambition necessary for a presidential candidate—along with what her father calls “the look.” The fact that she doesn’t have any firm political ideology has not dissuaded her.
Ambition can be a double-edged sword. We all saw what it did to Charlie Kushner. As ambition unhinged him, a darker side of Charlie emerged. Behind his back, people started calling him Jekyll and Hyde. That is part of the legacy Jared inherited.
