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Ed Klein |Posted: Apr 04, 2017


Shortly after Donald Trump entered the White House, his chief strategist Steve Bannon told a friend that he had a premonition of impending disaster: “I expect to be out of here in six months,” he reportedly said, “and it’ll be Jared who runs me out.”

He was, of course, referring to Jared Kushner, the president’s 36-year-old son-in-law, who despite his youth and lack of government experience, has amassed more power than anyone else in the White House, including Bannon, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and Vice President Mike Pence.

It is Kushner who arranged this week’s summit meeting at Mar-a-Lago between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping—a meeting Kushner set up with the aim of improving relations between the two countries rather than confronting Beijing, as Bannon would have preferred.

As The New York Times reported: “Chinese courtship of Mr. Kushner…reflects the Chinese comfort with dynastic links. {President] Xi is himself a ‘princeling’: his father was…a major figure in the Communist revolution.”

Trump is indeed most comfortable with family—and with successful businessmen. Jared Kushner—the scion of a real estate empire—and his wife, Ivanka, are said to be worth $740 million.

In spite of his lack of Washington experience, this American princeling has proved to be a wily political infighter. Way back in June, 2016, it was Prince Kushner who got rid of Trump’s temperamental first campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski.

It was Prince Kushner who, along with Ivanka, deep-sixed Trump’s first choice of a vice presidential running mate—New Jersey Governor Chris Christie—and persuaded his father-in-law to go with Indiana Governor Mike Pence.

It was Prince Kushner who arranged for candidate Trump to meet with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto just before Trump delivered a tough immigration speech.

It was Prince Kushner who anticipated the Trump administration’s failure to repeal and replace Obamacare; he ducked responsibility by conveniently remaining with Ivanka and their three children on the slopes of Aspen during the health care debacle.

It was Prince Kushner who was tapped by Trump to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

It was Prince Kushner who was put in charge of a grandiose domestic operation called the White House Office of American Innovation, which includes the opioid epidemic and veterans’ affairs—a portfolio that once belonged to Kellyanne Conway.

Prince Kushner has, in effect, become Donald Trump’s prime minister. And Steve Bannon isn’t the only one in the White House who should be worried.

More media induced drama.

I dont fucking care who's got who's ear or who gets asked about lunch first. Get the damned job done.

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More Fake News media induced drama.

I dont fucking care who's got who's ear or who gets asked about lunch first. Get the damned job done.

Freaking AMEN!!!! But FIFY.....

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Originally posted by entropy:I dont fucking care who's got who's ear or who gets asked about lunch first. Get the damned job done.

Agreed. There is always a friend or relative that has access and influence.

Have to admit didn't know who "Ed Klein" was.

from his bio: "Edward J. Klein is an American author, tabloid writer and gossip columnist who has written about the Kennedys, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. Wikipedia
Born: 1937, Yonkers, NY
Education: Colgate University, Columbia University"

Personally it looks like he needs more roughage in his diet.

The Demonrats are petulant children. Like children they have to copycat what the Republicans have :

We demonized Valerie Jarrett for having the President's ear. They will demonize Jared Kushner.

We demonize George Soros, they demonize the Koch brothers.

However, they have a very low threshold of copycatting because we were against people who hate America, have actual ties to America's enemies, etc. They're good with fake ties to America's enemies, and think hating liberalism is the same as hating America.

It is just another data point for us tea leaf readers, possibly accurate, perhaps over dramatized, maybe planted by Bannonites, as we try to figure out what to expect.

What have we heard from - or even about, other than a few snowflakes calling him racist and the HMFIC of the KKK - Steve Bannon since Trump took office? Must be a "behind the scenes" guy.

Ed Klein may not like Donald Trump but I don't see anything to dislike, so far, about the Donald's son-in-law.
He (Kushner) seems like a very bright and capable guy that knows how to keep his mouth shut and just gets the job done. He has the confidence of the President so whats the problem?

Oddly, as much as the author wants my spider-sense to tingle, it sounds like Mr. Kushner has been doing pretty good work for his father-in-law.

I have no issue with Kuchner. Can he do the job? If so fine. I could care less about the rumor and innuendo.

That's the problem in this Country. Everything is a damn extension of Facebook.

President Kennedy wanted his brother Robert around as Attorney General and trusted adviser. Bill Clinton appointed Hildebeast to be the point of the spear in her failed nationalization of the healthcare system. If other presidents could keep family members around them in the White House, why can't Trump? I agree that as long as he does his job, then Kushner being there there should be no problem.

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It was Prince Kushner who, along with Ivanka, deep-sixed Trump’s first choice of a vice presidential running mate—New Jersey Governor Chris Christie—and persuaded his father-in-law to go with Indiana Governor Mike Pence.

I hope no one here believes that was a bad idea.

Jared: the galleria of Presidential advisors.

Ed Klein is the less-gay soul mate of Perez Hilton. Nothing more.



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The way President Trump has been treated--even by members of the GOP, it's no wonder he's leaning on family.