Trump unhappy Jared Kushner took a powder on the ski slopes as health care bill floundered

[geek tragedy]

Source: CNN

While the rest of his senior staff scrambled all day Thursday and Friday morning to squeeze votes for President Trump's flailing health care package, one person remained notably absent: Jared Kushner.


Along with this wife, Ivanka Trump, another key cog in the president's inner circle, Kushner was on vacation, skiing with family in the posh Colorado town of Aspen. Paparazzi caught Jared and Ivanka taking leisurely strolls, enjoying ice cream cones with their three kids and winding their way down the slopes.

Meanwhile, back in Washington, Trump was fuming. According to a source close to the president, "[Trump] is upset that his son-in-law and senior adviser was not around during this crucial week."

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Kushner's plan to stay out-of-office this week while the health care package faltered could mean he'll get some of the blame from his father-in-law. Trump is reportedly already pointing fingers at his top staffers for what he considers shoddy support. Or, Kushner could perhaps avoid the entire debacle; the Orthodox Jew typically stays away from work after sundown on Fridays. We've asked the White House if Kushner will be back to work at his office by Monday -- so far, no word.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/24/politics/jared-kushner-aspen-ski-trip-obamacare/index.html

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SOMUCHWINNING

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. None of these people have ever had a job, or worked one day in their lives.

So to expect them to now is silly.

Working people have no idea what the rich live like and what they say about working people.

If they did, they might do something about it.

[OldHippieChick]

16. And obviously the reverse is

also true. Drumpf has been so privileged all his life he has no idea what it's like to actually work

[SharonAnn]

49. He could fire him but, darned, jared doesn't have an official job.

[Alice11111]

54. I've heard a bit over my life: poor people shouldn't have sex,

shouldn't be allowed to breed.
Some of the uber rich, particularly those who did not work for it, but were born into it, see a class structure, probably ordained by God, where the good are at the top, and the shifless are at the bottom. It is destiny, God's will. A few would still have slaves, if they could. Most have servants, hired help for what the rest of us spend our non paid work hours doing. They do actually buy time, by having others take care of things that save them time.

They see themselves as blessed and fortunate. They don't even get the concept of the working poor. They believe people who are poor are lazy, shifless "takers," and "moochers."

I was Arguing w my dentist this week. He sees it as the left hating anyone w money. I said, no, it comes dowm to DISPOSABLE INCOME.
If one set of workers do not have disposable income for their kids' shoes or medicine, and the top 1pc have so much disposable income, they can't buy more yaughts or mansions, there needs to be a tax adjustment.

[Eliot Rosewater]

55. Of course you distribute the wealth, it is HOW we built the country.

These tparty idiots dont understand how we built roads and military and the greatest economy in the world.

Until raygun, we did it with PROGRESSIVE taxation.

[Alice11111]

60. and the backs of the working poor.Someone down line has to do real labor for the rich to get richer.

Das Capital, Karl Marx. ...and a thousand other economists.

[underpants]

2. Yeah without his charm and charisma it never stood a chance

[BeyondGeography]

3. El Caudillo de Mar a Lago has spoken

[KatyMan]

4. You know,

With such an important vote, why aren't his "senior" advisors in the WH? I know, don't tell me...

[Tanuki]

20. And why was Trump frittering away last weekend in Mar-a-lago

and grandstanding at a Trump-Pence 2020 "campaign rally" earlier in the week, with such a crucial vote coming up? He should have had his eye on the ball (and not the golf ball he whacked around with fellow 1%ers at his resort).

[hibbing]

5. The struggles of the ruling class..boo hoo n/t

[Hulk]

6. I really hope the whole tribe of animals are shamed off the mountain!

A disgusting clan of ignoramuses.

[Glamrock]

7. Can't blame him.

I'd want to hit the slopes one more time before prison too.

[ffr]

9. This

Something to do with revelations about a hotel and private meetings perhaps?

[Hulk]

11. You can pretty well rest assured NONE of this clan, including king dRumpf, will end up in jail....

This is the draft dodging clan with "bone spurs" that avoided the call to duty back in the late 60's. A coward, but worse, a rich bastard that has ALWAYS bought his way out of any responsibility he didn't want to dirty his hands in. A family of pigs.

[politicaljunkie41910]

34. If any of that talk about his being in cahoots with Manafort to lift the sanctions in exchange for

a 19% ownership interest in that oil deal with the Russians, I think doing time will be the least of his problems.

[Hulk]

46. For you and me, that would be a problem.

Again, you have to remember who we are talking about here. This is "big money" we're talking about. They NEVER do jail time, and most often don't pay any consequences for their crimes.
Only you and me worry about consequences.

[Alice11111]

56. Remember when they went after Hillary for $13,000 on her

Income tax.
Starr spent a couple of $million. Most accountants said they would have taken the deduction, and all said, at worst it was grey
Accountants are paid for finding grey areas.

In the last year, they screamed because she hitched a ride w Obama when they were going to the same place, a rall5. She paid $135,000. No one said anythong about Rubio or Cruz hitching rides on AF1.

[mahina]

48. OK, no jail. But prison! Prison.

[ffr]

8. tRump only hires the best people.

[Coventina]

10. Because he can't get anything done without his son-in-law?

Wow, what a competent president.

[forgotmylogin]

12. Oh noes. El Prizzledente si teh mad.

Because his children weren't around to help him run the country.

[elmac]

13. I only hope

the orange twit comes unglued on twitter tonight

[grantcart]

14. exactly

[NewRedDawn]

15. Jared Ivanka.

I hear Russia has some great skiing. Go there you fucking slugs & take Pops with ya! You would have the government you want. Oligarchs for all.

[wildeyed]

17. They could have left it at "Trump unhappy"

Are we having a pool on when/how many unhinged tweets happen late tonight/early tomorrow? I pick three tweets starting at 6:30 AM tomorrow.

[Hortensis]

18. But, WHAT does their absenting themselves at this time

actually indicate? WHY weren't they there, knowing Rump would be displeased?

Perhaps the Kushners do not really support destroying the ACA, saw disaster coming, and found no good way they could steer it to anything they cared to support. Or perhaps they're just distancing themselves from a hopeless loss and hoping Bannon, Ryan, McConnell, Tom Price, others will end up blamed for it.

Btw, according to Salon, Breitbart and wingnuts radio are focusing their Trumpcare rage on Tom Price.

[FakeNoose]

19. Yeah Kushner's smarter than we give him credit for

He saw what was happening and he wanted no part of it.

Besides, his father-in-law stole his wife, so he might as well hit the slopes.

[karynnj]

21. More likely - it was spring break at their kids' school - they went on a family trip skiing

It is not really clear either could have helped here - even if they agreed 100%. Neither has real contacts in Congress and neither are policy experts on this.

[Chitown Kev]

41. Kushner does come from a largely Democratic family

I believe and they do donate to Dems...

[Hortensis]

47. Yes. I've read that too, also that Rump is not the first

conservative influence on him. Don't know what to think of him and her, but they and Bannon are clearly on different sides.

In spite of Breitbart's snide wondering if Kushner hadn't become a Bannon "groupie," even supposedly proposing to tear down the wall between their offices.

[IronLionZion]

22. Why not? It's not like they have official jobs in our government

Are they beholden to any taxpayers or constituents? Who voted for them?

[erpowers]

23. Makes Trump Look Bad

This makes Trump look like he lacks leadership skills. Why would Jared Kushner take his family on vacation during this week? This is definitely a week where he was needed at work. This makes Trump look bad in that Trump should have been able to get Kushner to show up for work this week. It seems a good strong leader would have been able to either force or convince Kushner to show up for work this week.

[tanyev]

24. Yes, Donald. Everyone is betraying you. There is no one you can trust.

Stew in that.

[KewlKat]

25. Just think what Kushner's vacay cost us taxpayers for all the SS support.............

[Merrigay]

50. I agree and would like to know

why they are flying on Air Force One for a vacation. Gee, I thought the Kushners always flew coach.

[KewlKat]

51. they're on AF one? I did't know the families could use that plane without the president on board?

[Alice11111]

57. Do you know for sure it was AF1?

[KewlKat]

58. I don't but the post below me said it was. Secret Service won't allow the pres to fly on normal

planes as they can't protect him. So, maybe the same rule applies to the extended family of the liar in chief?

[KewlKat]

53. Googling and found this on cost to use the plane

Air Force One costs $206,000 an hour to operate.

I think perhaps Michelle O used the plane without the President, but not sure it was a vacation.

[Alice11111]

59. Yes, but did the Kushners really fly to Aspen on AF1?

That would definitely be an ethics violation.

[KewlKat]

61. Istinka is first family and has SS protection. So do the dimwitted boys. So I guess I can see them

meeting the qualifications to use the planes because of the SS protection piece. They are in ethics violations every day. The whole F'ing bunch of them on every other part of their lives............

[Alice11111]

63. I agree they are marginal, w ethics violations, but I've seen no proof that they took AF1 to Aspen

[KewlKat]

64. donald the con jr takes video of Air Force One flying to Aspen from cockpit

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4328160/Donald-Trump-Jr-jets-family-vacation-Aspen.html
with video

[Alice11111]

65. Thank you.

[Doreen]

26. Well, when you get into important positions by marring daddy's

little girl you do not have as much freedom too choose what you want. How long do you think they will stay married now?

[Chitown Kev]

42. As long as "daddy" needs

Kushner money and support, quiet as it's kept...I think.

I think that the DJT/Ivanka/Jared Kushner relationship is very strange, myself and who knows why DJT is so co-dependent not simply on Ivanka but on Jared as well...although I do have some ideas as to why.

[Doreen]

43. I really do suspect there is an improper father daughter relationship.

[Chitown Kev]

44. There's that...and I really do suspect

that Trump doesn't even have as much money as the Kushner family an that he needs the Kushner family

[Doreen]

45. Hmm, that is a thought.

So, it isn't Jared who has to worry about messing up it is more like Trump who has to worry and it pisses him off that he has no control over Jared.

[DFW]

27. "Das ist der schlimmste Verrat von allen!"

"This is the worst betrayal of all.........."

[Marie Marie]

28. Wow, Trump is spreading the blame to his own family.

By the time he is done pointing the finger, The Lovely Ivanka will be the only one NOT blamed for this disaster. She gets a pass because he thinks she is hot. Tiffany and Baron better duck.

[WePurrsevere]

29. Hmm.. So Ivanka wasn't around for her daddy...

I wonder if Trump's truly that mad at Jared over not being there or if he's just projecting his frustration on him because his darling Ivanka wasn't at his beck and call.

[Lotusflower70]

30. Makes sense

He wanted to be as far away from this disaster as possible. Regardless, Trump will deflect blame somewhere else.

[ailsagirl]

31. Awwww... poor blotus is unhappy

[Drifter]

32. But wait ...

I thought he alone could fix it.

Cheers
Drifter

[left-of-center2012]

33. "Ivanka's ... kids wearing $585 Dior sunglasses"

No money for Meals on Wheels !

[mahatmakanejeeves]

37. Which, from ten feet away, can not be told apart from the ones that came from Dollar Tree.

To name the store where most of the people who work at the ski resorts in and near Aspen actually do their shopping.

[left-of-center2012]

40. Actually dot dot dot

Some years ago I saw a TV show (maybe 60 Minutes) about a sun glass manufacturer in Italy which made "very expensive designer" sun glasses.

They also used the same ones, slapped a generic name on them, and shipped them to Walmart, etc, where they were sold for $10.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

35. The real outrage is that CNN should have said "foundered, " not "floundered."

To get back on topic:

I am staying (deliberately) ignorant of the family *****.

Is Jared Kushner on the public payroll?

Is there not wireless access in Aspen?

[Kimchijeon]

36. Wahh Wahhh Wahhhh😭 Cry me a river

Get madder & madder... yup that's right

[LOL Lib]

52. ROFLMAO

That gif is perfect

[Sunlei]

38. Trump worked alone pushing those lazy house Republicans. "Close" Trump & Ryan said.

Kushners help could have "closed the deal" for Mr. Trump. Some Republicans aren't as loyal to Mr Trump as he thought.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

66. I doubt Kushner would have impressed the "Freedom Caucus".

I don't think his vacation made any difference.

[TeamPooka]

39. That's what you get for hiring your son-in-law. nt

[Bengus81]

62. Eh...MISERY loves company n/t

[Gothmog]

67. The fact that trump is upset is amusing