White House staff turns on out of his depth Jared Kushner amid chaos and turmoil: report

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by David Ferguson at Raw Story

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/white-house-staff-turns-on-out-of-his-depth-jared-kushner-amid-turmoil-and-chaos-report/

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According to Politico, however, resentment is growing against Kushner in an already factionalized and strife-torn White House. Hardline conservatives see the moderate-minded, 36-year-old Kushner as an obstacle to their agenda and worry that Kushner ally Gary Cohn — a Democrat — will pressure Kushner to steer the administration toward the middle.

Thus far, Pres. Trump has tasked his daughter’s husband — a government neophyte with no previous policy or legislative experience — with solving the crisis in the Middle East and overseeing the U.S. relationships with China, Canada and Mexico. On top of that ambitious portfolio, Kushner and Cohn this week established the White House Office of American Innovation, an initiative to modernize and streamline the operations of the federal government.

“But Kushner’s status as the big-issue guru has stoked resentment among his colleagues, who question whether Kushner is capable of following through on his various commitments,” wrote Politico’s Josh Dawsey, Kenneth P. Vogel and Alex Isenstadt. “And some colleagues complain that his dabbling in myriad issues and his tendency to walk in and out of meetings have complicated efforts to instill more order and organization into the chaotic administration. These people also say Kushner can be a shrewd self promoter, knowing how to take credit — and shirk blame — whenever it suits him.”

“He’s saving the government and the Middle East at the same time,” one administration official quipped to Politico.

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[madaboutharry]

1. It almost could be the plot to a Peter Sellers movie,

if it weren't so frightening.

[applegrove]

2. If Kushner is actually a liberal and holding Trump back I want him to stay.

[jrthin]

3. In 45 destroying what he

can through executive orders and 45 willing to sign an odious health care bill, I can see Kushner's liberal influence. *sarcasm*

[applegrove]

4. Scary yes that Trump with family influence has been putting forth plans that he has. Can you imagine

what plans of Bannon faction and Paul Ryan faction have been shot down by Trump

[jrthin]

5. From everything 45 has said and

done so far, it seems that Bannon and Ryan have not been shot down.

[applegrove]

6. Oh I think they could be much more awful than they have already been.

Ryan had to sell insuring preexisting conditions. Looks like Trump may go softer on Nafta which I think Bannon hates.

[LAS14]

7. Moderate minded? First I've heard of this. Am I the only uninformed one?

I've wondered about the Trump family all along. There's the (probably defunct) friendship between Chelsea Clinton and Ivanka Trump. Then there's Melania's little slips, like admiring Michelle Obama and wanting to stay away from the Whitehouse.

Since Donny has no principles whatsoever, it's conceivable that he has a non-conservative family.... puzzling.

[applegrove]

8. Yes. I don't want to see Trump left to those dark right wingers with

no moderating influence. Intellectually Trump needs family to be a sounding board so he can process what his other advisors tell him and see if Trump realky wants to go that far with legislation. I am putting Trump further to the centre than most of the WH. I don't think he actually cares about policy beyond winning. But he did loose when he went too far to the right. So hopefully Ivanka too will moderate him. That being said Trump will always be too far to the right. But there is right and then their is bat**** right. So far Trump has been bat****. But he is making noise about working with Democrats to get a Healthcare plan passed.

[DeminPennswoods]

9. I can't figure out why Dem don't use Trump's ego

and need for "winning" to their advantage.

For ex, if Dems wrote a "Medicare for All" bill and took it directly to Trump, it would be such an easy sell to him.

Dems could say: 1. Employers won't have to provide health care benefits any more. (lowers biz costs)
2. Medicaid is eliminated. (makes rw happy)
3. Sytem is administratively efficient (2-4% 0verhead cost). (efficient govt)
4. There are national plans and state-specific plans. (insurance sold across state lines)
5. Everyone is covered. (keeps campaign promise)
6. Standard coverage items are already in place. (keeps popular ACA provisions)

The only real downside is that there should be an increase in employee/employer matching contributions from the current 1.7%. I'd guess the new rate might be 5% each for a total of 10%. Retiree contribution amount continues to be means tested.

[lindysalsagal]

10. I have been finding it hard to believe that the people around 45 can really stand it.

He's got to be making a total mess of everything, and those people around him know it.

Are there really that many sell-outs?

[KeepItReal]

11. Jealous they couldn't go to Aspen on Spring Break while ACA repeal flamed out?

Who needs government experience, anyway?

Jared has a JD and MBA from NYU. Ain't that enough for these people?