Kushner called Lockheed CEO to get a better arms deal for Saudi Arabia

[TomCADem]

Source: The Hill

President Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner personally called the CEO of Lockheed Martin during a meeting with a Saudi delegation earlier this month to ask her to cut the price of a missile defense system, The New York Times reported Thursday.

The call was part of Kushner's effort to secure a roughly $110 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia before Trump's scheduled trip to the kingdom on Friday.

During the meeting with the delegation, Kushner determined that cost could prohibit the Saudis from purchasing a THAAD missile defense system, which is designed to shoot down intermediate-range ballistic missiles.

So in an unorthodox move, Kushner phoned Marillyn Hewson, the chief executive of Lockheed Martin, which manufactures THAAD, and asked her if her company could lower the cost of the antimissile system. She reportedly told him she would look into it, according to the Times.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/334179-kushner-called-lockheed-ceo-to-get-a-better-arms-deal-for-saudi

[TeamPooka]

1. What's the kickback on saving someone, let's say, $10 billion? Or even $3 Billion?

[Jacquette]

2. They're committing so many crimes

it will be impossible to prosecute them all. These grifters commit felonies in their sleep.

[Duppers]

12. What he did wasn't illegal, only unorthodox.

But it will have an impact on Lockheed's profits. But much more importantly on their ability to intimidate and starve Yemen.

Trump may be helping to create a famine in Yemen. Congress could stop him.
By Mark Pocan
May 19 at 3:07 PM
www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/05/19/trump-may-be-helping-to-create-a-famine-in-yemen-congress-could-stop-him/?utm_term=.42a2d6ffb3ab

[NBachers]

3. "Fuck off, ya little pissant"

[dawn frenzy adams]

4. God help us.

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[democratisphere]

5. I didn't think Kushner had a mouth and was able to speak.

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drumpf and family want to come bearing gifts. This ain't no backroom Russian real estate deal.

[keithbvadu2]

6. Why doesn't he try to cut the cost for the American taxpayer who buys them for our own military?

Why doesn't he try to cut the cost for the American taxpayer who buys them for our own military?

[JudyM]

15. Excellent point.

[onetexan]

7. they need to investigate this l'il punk

he's a grifter like his wife & FIL. I'm sure the kickbacks are what's keeping them all afloat.

[tanyev]

8. Since when does cost prohibit the Saudis from purchasing anything they want?

[Bayard]

11. Exactly

Its not like the Saudi's are hurting for money. Sounds like they're just looking for an excuse not to buy what little Jared is pushing.

Besides, I'm sure Saudi Arabia already has plenty of high-up contacts at Lockheed. Back in the 80's, I had a friend who's job was to babysit their pilots in Atlanta while they trained on Lockheed jets. She has a BS in Arabic.

[rickford66]

9. The only way to cut the cost of a deal like this is

to force the employees to work more hours for less pay. Thanks Jughead.

[Scruffy1]

10. Translation for "i'll think about" is "when hell freezes over".

[GulfCoast66]

13. Putting fundamentalist Muslims first...

The deplorables would be so proud.

[burrowowl]

14. WTF!!!

[Tanuki]

16. Republicans don't like the government "picking winners and losers"

except when they are the ones doing it.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ryan-slammed-obama-for-picking-winners-and-losers-praises-trump-for-carrier/article/2608653