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5 minutes ago, Wagon Circler said:

The Newark Star Ledger today notes that the President appointed a middle eastern envoy whose biggest achievement had been getting the Eatontown NJ town board to let him remodel his shopping mall.

It's nepotism. What could go wrong?

 

I think you're forgetting about both Kushner's association with the leadership of Israel and Palestine, as well as JFK appointing his own brother as Attorney General. I'm sure there are plenty more examples, but those are right off the top of my head.

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Admit it Trumpbots, they just don't give a sh it about running the government, The United States or anything, they are just their to make money. 

 

Here are the policy areas tasked to Kushner:

  • Middle East peace: After taking office in January, Trump tasked his son-in-law with resolving the decades-long conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians, dubbing it the "toughest deal in the world to make," and saying that if Kushner can't help broker peace "no one can." Trump's son-in-law also met with the Iraqi prime minister this week to discuss the country's war with ISIS.
  • Government reform/Opioid crisis management: Late last month, the White House announced that Kushner would head up the White House Office of American Innovation. Partnering with Elon Musk, Apple head Tim Cook, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the office's goal is to examine areas where the private sector could improve government using data and technology. Kushner told the Washington Post he aimed to use the office to modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs, solve the opiod crisis, and develop ideas for Trump's upcoming infrastructure proposal.
  • Criminal justice reform: Kushner met with the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee last weekto discuss stalled bipartisan criminal justice reform efforts.
  • Liaison to Mexico: When asked if Tillerson would be meeting with Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray while he was in town last month, a spokesperson for the state department seemed unaware the top Mexican diplomat was in town. Videgaray instead met with Kushner, who has served as an intermediary between the president and Mexico, aiming to build trust despite Trump's unpopularity in Mexico due to his inflammatory immigration rhetoric.
  • Liaison to China: Kushner is seen as the driving force between Xi's upcoming state visit at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club. The New York Times reported that Kushner has worked behind the scenes to mend fences with the Chinese after Trump broke precedent by appearing to waffle on the so-called "One-China" policy towards Taiwan. The first-son-in-law has also sat in on key meetings regarding North Korea.
  • Liaison to the Muslim community: BuzzFeedreported that Kushner met with a group of Muslim activists and business leaders just before Trump's inauguration to discuss the incoming president's relationship with the Muslim community.
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52 minutes ago, LABillzFan said:

 

She's a Rear Admiral, for crying out loud!

 

More seriously, she was tasked with the post-earthquake relief efforts to Haiti, which is where the whole "Mom, can I borrow the Navy?" Rear Admiral Chelsea joke comes from.

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12 hours ago, Wagon Circler said:

The Newark Star Ledger today notes that the President appointed a middle eastern envoy whose biggest achievement had been getting the Eatontown NJ town board to let him remodel his shopping mall.

It's nepotism. What could go wrong?

Don't worry.  John Kerry is still working on it too.

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