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Fast Forward Jared And Ivanka Make Time’s 100 Most Influential
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were listed among the 100 most influential people in 2017 according to Time magazine’s annual list. The daughter and son-in-law of the president are listed in the “Pioneers” section, which also includes late-night host Samantha Bee and pro-Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour. Wendi Murdoch, producer and former wife of Rupert Murdoch,…
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Opinion Ivanka And Jared Are Spectacularly Unqualified — And Why That Matters
In the family business that passes for this White House, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have acquired seats at the grown-ups’ table, with offices steps away from the Oval Office, portfolios that seem to grow by the day and unparalleled access to the levers of power. To cite a recent New York Times story, they…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Gets China Trademark Hours After Mar-A-Lago Lovefest With Premier
Ivanka Trump’s company received provisional trademark approvals from the Chinese government on the same day that she dined with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The decision, which gave Trump a monopoly on selling Ivanka-branded jewelry, bags and spa services in China, was reached just hours before she and husband…
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Culture Why It’s So Hard To Be A Kushner In The Age Of Jared And Ivanka
People used to be curious about my first name, but now, everyone wants to know the real deal with my last name. Specifically — am I related to Jared Kushner? The short answer: no. I am also not related to other famous Kushners: Tony, for instance. Or Rabbi Harold. Or France’s famed Bernard Kouchner. Or…
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Fast Forward Is Ivanka Trump Trying To Push Steve Bannon Out — And Is She Succeeding?
Steve Bannon, the White House Chief Strategist and former executive chair of Breitbart News, has seemingly been on the outs with President Trump, with headlines calling him “doomed” after the president refused to publicly back him in a New York Post interview. One likely reason for Trump’s reticence: His daughter and advisor Ivanka has reportedly…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Brags He’s ‘First Among Equals’ In Trump White House
Jared Kushner has reportedly bragged about being the “first among equals” on the White House staff, a boast that seems borne out by his growing portfolio and by President Trump’s tepid comments about rival Steve Bannon. Kushner is married to Trump’s flesh and blood – and that seems to be giving the son-in-law and senior…
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News A ‘Jewish Coup’? That’s How ‘Alt-Right’ Explains Away Trump Flip-Flops And Bombings
President Trump’s Thursday bombing of Afghanistan, just a week after an airstrike on Syria, is again challenging his “alt-right” and white nationalist fans. Some of the far right-wingers see the moves as evidence of a full “Jewish coup” sweeping the White House — and are even portraying Trump himself as a sort of victim. “All…
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Fast Forward ‘SNL’ Mocks Jared Kushner Over White House Battle For Trump’s Heart
Jared Kushner can’t win for losing — at least on ‘SNL’ Host Jimmy Fallon played the presidential son-in-law wearing the infamous bullet-proof vest that he wore during his trip to Iraq — and made fun of his apparently winning battle for the ear of President Trump. In the show’s cold opening, Kushner and Steve Bannon…
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