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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 daughters 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 Kushners 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 Politicos 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.
Hes saving the government and the Middle East at the same time, one administration official quipped to Politico.
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madaboutharry
(40,245 posts)if it weren't so frightening.
applegrove
(118,880 posts)jrthin
(4,841 posts)can through executive orders and 45 willing to sign an odious health care bill, I can see Kushner's liberal influence. *sarcasm*
applegrove
(118,880 posts)what plans of Bannon faction and Paul Ryan faction have been shot down by Trump
jrthin
(4,841 posts)done so far, it seems that Bannon and Ryan have not been shot down.
applegrove
(118,880 posts)Ryan had to sell insuring preexisting conditions. Looks like Trump may go softer on Nafta which I think Bannon hates.
LAS14
(13,790 posts)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
(118,880 posts)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
(15,292 posts)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
(20,785 posts)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
(7,769 posts)Who needs government experience, anyway?
Jared has a JD and MBA from NYU. Ain't that enough for these people?