Jared and Ivanka are slinking back to Gomorrah
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If only Ivanka Trump were as witty as Barbie. Instead, she and her Ken, Jared Kushner, somnambulate like renegades from the wax museum from one investment fund to the next. Preternaturally perfect and utterly lacking in affect, Javanka, as they’re called, make real dolls seem animated.
Do you suppose the naked pursuit of power and money makes people unhappy? Or, in their case, is it the killer company they keep?
Ivanka might be forgiven for her conflicted relationship with Trump. He’s Daddy, after all. But familial attachments do not — and did not — qualify her or Kushner to serve as senior advisers to the president of the United States. When Kushner was denied security clearance by career intelligence officers because of concerns about foreign influence, outside business interests and personal conduct, Trump overrode them.
As for Kushner’s credulity-straining role as impromptu diplomat to the Middle East, we can only wonder what other conversations took place as he persuaded leaders in Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco to recognize Israel’s sovereignty and normalize relations among them. The Abraham Accords are widely viewed as a landmark development toward building relationships and mitigating tensions in the Persian Gulf region. But it is also increasingly clear that Kushner was simultaneously securing his own financial future via massive investments in his pop-up private equity firm, Affinity Partners, by many of the very same countries that signed the accords. Quelle coincidence.
Kushner’s biggest financial backer, however, was Saudi Arabia, which declined to sign the accords. This was of no consequence to Kushner, who was already pals with Mohammed bin Salman, commonly known as MBS, before joining the Trump White House. The two “princes,” both then in their 30s and eager to establish themselves on the international stage, reportedly bonded as only the born elite can.
Less than six months after leaving the White House, Kushner secured a $2 billion commitment from the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, which MBS controls, despite opposition from the fund’s board of directors because of Kushner’s lack of experience in private equity. Other countries followed suit, including signatories to the accords — the UAE, Qatar, Sudan and Morocco. Today, Affinity’s investment commitments have reached at least $3 billion , which is not a bad haul for a young adviser to a twice-impeached president who, recently arrested for the third time, faces several fresh indictments .
Lest I be accused of marinating in my own self-righteous disdain, as former National Review editor Rich Lowry has characterized Kushner critics, let’s be clear. Federal law prohibits using one’s public position for personal gain. I can’t prove Kushner used his position to procure funding for Affinity Partners, but to believe otherwise would be ingenuous.
Even if he didn’t break any laws, Kushner crossed every conceivable ethical line in his relationship with MBS by defending him inside the White House when he was under international fire for the murder of Saudi dissident and Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi — even after the CIA concluded that MBS had ordered the killing . As Donald Trump bragged to Bob Woodward, “I saved his a--.”
At the same time, Trump sold $8 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia after vetoing congressional resolutions to block the sale. If the $2 billion wasn’t payback, what was it? Perhaps a down payment on future favors from a second-term President Trump.
No one’s naive here. The United States is forced at times to negotiate with bad actors. But shouldn’t there be limits to what we ignore and, thus, condone to achieve our goals? To essentially dismiss Khashoggi’s ghastly murder seems to me a dismembered body too far.
You can hear the Trumpets already. Oh, yeah? What about Hunter Biden? Good question. You don’t hear me saying nothing to see here . Investigations are ongoing into Biden’s financial dealings with Ukraine and China, and there seems to be plenty to see. The truth is all three of these entitled darlings are skunks — Hunter, Ivanka and Jared. But don’t blame the little furry fellah. That smell is the stench of corruption.
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Not to worry Barron, it will be your turn soon.
I hope not. Out of all them, he's the most innocent
he'll probably be a drug addict, child molester, or school shooter within 10 years...
It's odd that the left seem to support a drug addict and child molester isn't it?
It appears that mommy has rushed off to Europe with him, maybe he'll return as a Suisse/Slovenian.
The lack of self awareness is amazing. he's throwing haymakers at the Biden family without even appearing to realize it.
Hunter covers the drugs while Joe is a molester. I wonder if Beau Bidden shot up any schools in Iraq? The Biden family literally covers everything.
she's probably selling his semen to russian oligarchs...
I've always wondered if mommy is Manchurian.
Melania was a NY fashion model, the odds are she consumed far more drugs .
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Did she have much sex as Ashley? Was she “hypersexualized” as a child, any Daddy issues?
Why would you want to know, unresolved vicarious fantasies?
I just assumed you would know as much about Ashley as you know about Melania. But then, Melania got a lot more press than Ashley did.
Stereotyping a group, how very liberal progressive of you.
You are my mentor in such things, George.
Hunter = white privilege, golden spoon boy who was given most everything
Melania = immigrant who worked to get where she got
I thought immigrants who make it are good and golden spoon boys were bad?
I haven't voted for a republican once this century...
Thanks for proving my poing.
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When you have nothing, I guess the only thing left is a personal attack.
George, you are one of many, it was a group attack.
One is actually the spawn of a crook, Jarad and the other may soon be.
It also seems from recent reports that the Abraham Accords are not all they seem to be with the Arab countries not happy with them or Israel.
jared's dad was pardoned by trump. chris christy originally sent him to club fed.
And Jared hates Christy for putting the crooked dear old dad in the slammer.
The only thing I like about Ivanka Trump is how she looks in a bikini.
Jared is like the smarmiest unwanted fiance in a romantic comedy movie.
I like your honesty, John
I dont think commenting on a celebrity who likes to have her picture taken looking sexy is misogyny at all.
No, it isn't. You're just being honest. And as long as you're honest I don't know how anyone could have any heartburn about it
Cool, Hunter can fill them in on the latest and greatest scam environments.
They can aspire to Hunters grifting greatness.
I didn't have to read a lot of the comments on this seed that are so fucking sick, it sure helped convince me why we're hardly able to get new members. Way to go, assholes.
You should see it when you are asleep. This one is mild compared to the bullshit that gets released during the day. And THAT my friend is the reason. Most who would join, don't due to domination of lack of civil discourse.
I guess it's a good thing that I'm asleep when almost everyone on this site is awake.
If some would try....
I've had similar thoughts myself. I think only three new people have joined (and stayed) since I did. that was over 2 years ago...
Most of the time they look, and then don't even waste the time to delete their account, they just walk away and never come back, thanks to the proliferation of nasty commentary here. I know this because for my job as spam police I am notified of the particulars of every single person who signs up and I have to check them out to make sure their not spammers, but if they are I delete them. But maybe that's what the assholes intend, keep the place to themselves so those who have more civil opinions and would make civil comments WON'T participate. What a sad story, what a shame for the R.A. and the fewer good people remaining here who contribute beneficially.
Bidenomics looks like this...
Trumpinomics looks like this.
Anyone in Washington who talks of fiscal responsibility is really saying their pork spending is important, but everyone else's is wasteful. Then they all "vote along party lines" anyway.