Jared Kushner's Role In Coronavirus Response Draws Scrutiny, Criticism

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A real estate executive with no public health expertise, Jared Kushner has emerged as a key figure in the Trump administration's coronavirus response. Ethics groups contend that his role is akin to overseeing a shadow task force with no oversight.

Kelly said the national stockpile was supposed to be a backup for states – and added the Trump administration should have done more to fill it.was changed

As he recounted Thursday, the president had called him earlier that morning about reports he was hearing about critical shortages in the New York public hospital system. "You know last time I checked, he's never run disasters," said Craig Fugate, who ran FEMA during the Obama administration.

 

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The dysfunctional first family at its best, which really sucks.

Not one picture where Kushner has an expression that denotes himanity

WHProfiteeringTaskForce

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realDonaldTrump Donald Trump is criminally guilty for every Corona virus death in the United States.

He’s a jerk

The Trump family dynasty grows every day that papa is in the Whitehouse. Vote for no incumbent in November.

If the GOP likes kings and queens, maybe they should move to England.

Imagine that

So he wants every state to create / have their own big stockpile / bureaucracy or manage loads of $$ tied up in case of a problem? He wanted to cut govt? That sounds like 50x more govt.

That ignorant schmuck doesn't know about the National emergency statue or Stafford act. Feds take over the minute Nat Emer declared and controls all efforts for everyone not just feds. They are killing us with ignorance and ineptitude.

Hey Jared! Veritas! I can’t believe Harvard let him in? Oh I forgot rich boy privileges.

A Janus-faced individual.

Sad commentary of nepotism that may cost lives. We need change!

Revisionist self dealing is the T-Tump way. Me me me me me ...it’s always been, always will be, nothing will ever change it.

lister_lester WAKEUP AMERICA! The Trump crime family continues from the White House! 😷

hm, very soon he will say this the Trumps family stockpile and they will update the site accordingly....

TaraReadeBlackout I believe Tara. Why don't you?

Why would any reasonably intelligent person endure this WH clown act?

very kremlin-esque. looks like we're on the fast-track!

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Seems to me, the word 'our' means paid for by the American taxpayer.

Jarred is there for selling the valuable supplies for The FAMILY no for the taxpayers who paid for them.

These grifters will do anything to save themselves from Oversight.

Orwellian

'Our' as in the citizens of the U.S. to be used by the Feds as & where needed. That can only be a problem for the deranged on the Left.

This was worth writing an article about?

Who cares?

Your still pushing this narrative. It was 'our' as in the countries. NPR is quickly becoming media trolls.

Lock jaredkushner up in jail. He should share one with realDonaldTrump . Justice is long overdue.

And this shit happens and keeps happening and “we” keep letting it.

Changed maybe because idiot “reporters” keep asking why it says “our”. What a waste of time.

Self-serving weasals!!!!

I think of Dracula.

Jared is a jerk!

Jared Kushner is going to get us all killed.Trump's family should pay for coronavirus damages.

This is why I no longer support NPR

fuckjared

This is what happens in North Korea, China, Russia and now the US...

Disgusting.

Jared Kushner is a dangerous man

Pee picked

You mean Mr. KRUSNHER AS IN CRUSHING AMERICA is hoarding medical supplies that their bunkers should already have. Hmmm again something to think about.

Government of the people, by the people, for the....what's that last one?

Evil looking fellow.

A vindictive administration that’s hostile towards states that didn’t vote for it and governors of a different political party has no place in our country. Trump supporters should be outraged and embarrassed (but they’re not)

He looks like a really nice guy in this photo.

Right, Jared should run this, his experience of kissing ass will help us all.

Variant: Mind is the Master Power that molds and makes, And we are mind. And ever more we take the tool of thought, and shaping what we will, bring forth a thousand joys, or a thousand ills. We think in secret, and it comes to pass, environment, is but our looking glass.

Why isn't the CDC or anyone in public health heading this crisis? If there was an asteroid on a collision course for earth, would Trump appoint Kushner drive while NASA gets told to sit in the back seat?

Too late. We saw it.

Dude looks like a villain from a Disney movie or the son of a pedophile.

Jared's only cares about fleecing the average citizen i wish his family would all get the worst cases

Chilling.

SCAPEGOAT for Trump when all is over he can just blame his son for his own failures in the crisis. I really hope I am wrong on this, but that is the first thing that came to mind and it makes me sick

Bring in your son-in-law to say “my incompetent father-in-law is not failing to distribute the federal emergency stockpile to the states because the stockpile is ours, so there.”

People at should study the English language a bit more to function.

' our ' stock pile...do you really think he was talking about...just his family..or maybe his country...why do you not find the real story, and not just a video clip that suits your needs...5 W's

Vampire man is evil.

FakeNews

The pigs are re-writing the rules on the side of the barn. They’re snakes dressed in pig clothing. The whole lot of them.

Golly, it's America's = OUR country. He said everything perfectly. Why are all the treasonous, seditious swamp monsters saying anything else?

Our = USA. We know that. Quit making up junk. Do this crap after we’re finished with the Wuhan. Geez.

Fascists are gonna fascism.

Sociopathic nazi.

these white leaders speaks the truth when they say our means the rich stock pile not for the American people. these folks dont care which party you belong to. they okay stupid games

We were always at war with Eurasia...

What Kushner means is the stockpiles belong to the White House POTUS and his family and friends.

Fire Kushner now

Pencil Deck has a role! Yay

'Our' = American. Why is the media so focused on reading between the lines to divide everyone? This is a perfect example of why nobody trusts the media.

Incompetence and nepotism in full expression

HellenaHeavenly You can't make law by editing the text on a website.l

Jesus fucking Christ l

The Trump Administration is changing how America does business in a way that leaves us barren of a moral compass.

How much time was given for this report that could have been used for, I don’t know, researching any advancements in the science of fighting the virus?

Who didn't see this happening? It was my first thought when I saw people quoting what the website said.

TDS is strong with

Aren’t most these hospitals for profit businesses? Amazing they could charge you 250.00 for a bag of saline but now are bitching about no supplies.

Is this legal to change the website language?

Trash humans

Bc kushy is the same kind of narcissist as his daddy in law..no empathy & the ability to lie w a straight face in attempting to recreate the facts of this administration’s absolute failure dealing w this virus. What part of national stockpile don’t they get?

Does anyone else notice the expression on Jared's face not to mention Trump's in this photograph Note To Self A picture is worth a thousand words

Reading this comments makes me ready for someone to get voted into office and replace the current administration if for NO OTHER REASON than to hear people quit whining about anything and everything that happens. See if the replacement is any better probablynot

Has he sold it on the blackmarket yet ?

OUR! Reveals the sentiment of the plutocrats

And speaking of which does anyone else notice the expression on Jared's face not to mention Trump's in this photograph Note To Self A picture is worth a thousand words

Such a fool

His ep on Netflix 'Dirty money' will make your skin crawl. He would think its HIS.

We know what Kushnwr meant. “Our Stock pile” means yours. It’s so you can save yourselves and who you choose to save and everyone else can die.

Really!! He is disgusting

Disgrace. There is a special place in hell for these blowhards. KushnerIsAnIdiot

It's all about the messaging with Jarvanka.

States should keep their own stock pile of taxes instead of giving it to the federal government

Merits overthrow

Can you imagine the republican reaction a Democratic administration did this?

And derision.

That family is a disgrace.

But we've always been at war with Eurasia

He was definitely Slytherin House in private school

Maybe I have seen too many horror movies, but his is a face of evil. Waxy, cold, heartless.

His eyes are lifeless, indifferent.

Retroactive backstopping.

USA with people like that is begining to look like a shit world country ! Just saying 🤷‍♂️

wow crack reporting there karen

He looks like a movie villain

Is it November yet?

That manchild needs a good old fashioned blanket party...

Jared is a criminal and has endangered thousands of people in his rental properties. Americans should DEMAND that jaredkushner be removed from all government duties.

Kinda. They REMOVED the paragraph!

And now they are stockpiling hydroxychloroquine. Who is that for if not the states?

fakenews

Fuck Jared Kushner

Another POS grifter in a position that is out of his league and above his level of intelligence. Ergo, unequipped to handle a real crisis ( he usually creates them) but is controllable by daddy Trump.

I don’t know if this is petty or just insane.

Absurdity. Media is Enemy. No discussion of localities fighting over supplies. No tracking down Administrators getting rich from selling PPE. Nope, Kushner referred to the national stockpile as 'ours' instead of the undefined PC term the elites decide is appropriate. Journalism.

NPR is petty FakeNews

Fascism, meet America. America, fascism.

That's a Malfoy. 👿

Ought to be ashamed of yourself. Public money for NPR is a total waste of resources

jaredkushner is the Anti-Christ. May they all burn in hell forever. Deplorables! neverdrumpf antichrist stopthedeplorables

Sharpie-gate strikes again!

essential in a crisis!

Slimy SOB 🐍

Media reduced to feckless hecklers

KushnerIsAnIdiot

Jared Kushner, is very odd Something about him gives me bad vibes. Kinda of creepy😬

He is so clueless just like the president

shitshow

I'll say it... When the Trumps/Kushners say 'our' they mean their cohort of profiteers, gamblers, mobsters, speculators and abusers who parade themselves as socially acceptable 'titans'....that's who 'our' stocks are meant for. Always has been, always will.

GOD.... IF LOOKS COULD KILL

I wouldn't let that dude run the cake booth at our parish festival. This is absurd and people's lives are at stake.

Now that isn’t ok. Seriously Trumpers. How the hell are you still on board?

If it's as bad as it seems, could some states go to court on this?

TinyHandsCoveredinBlood

Outrage. WeThePeople WeChooseTruthOverCoverUps VoteBlue2020 VoteInMoralCompass VoteInIntegrity VoteINclusion VoteInHealthcareForAll VoteInHumanRights VoteBlue2020 TrumpLiedPeopleDied KushnersCompromat

So what? 🤦‍♀️

This guy needs to go.

I hate everything about this “man”

'Our stockpile'? This is the USA not the boardroom of a privately held company, stop acting like it is. We The People... Not Trump and Sons (and Ivanka).

😔 can’t they just go away

many historical articles & videos/recordings on how evil this guy is. he & his father inlaw do not own america the people of america do!

Man of many talents huh. Using the family connection to build his wealth and ask to step up and having very important job in dealing with pandemic while having ABSOLUTELY ZERO experience in doing. 👏👏

Excuse me, quick question What is his job?

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That's because the MSM has TDS and thinks Kushner was calling it his stockpile. Imbeciles.

are you fucking kidding me

theodoricofyork How is this even legal? Aren't we entitled to competent and qualified officers administrating our government? I could have sworn that was a thing. How the F! is the President's son-in-law running our response to a pandemic?

Well, we will just have to change that back. asap.

The guy who couldn’t get any job without family relationships but people follow his orders is comical and sad.

senatemajldr SpeakerPelosi — How long will it take before the Congress takes serious action and remove 45? His actions are counter to the health of this nation.

theodoricofyork If these assholes thought they could change the constitution without anyone knowing they are dumb enough to try.

Our would mean our country as in all states. I’ll have to read this but if they had to change the language it’s because people in media and morons with a following of mindless puppets

Fortunately, there is evidence.

theodoricofyork He just has that evil villain look. Is that what he's going for?

I would love to know who in the Trump circle is making a profit off of purchasing the drug Trump is touting.

Completely Orwellian

Thank you and keep up the great work, Jared Kushner. NPR, we know what you are.

Trump like Jared around so he can suck the melatonin from his skin every night and inject it into his orange face

He has drag queen eyebrows

What a time to observe the degradation of our democracy by a reality show host and all of his family. The greatest disappointment we all may witness in our lives is this administration. Shame on us.

1984, 36 years late.

legallybae FakeNews

Yes I think he has learned his language on We,only the POTUS can say we,they asked him for outside advise,not any authority, he when to Jared and apparently brought the wrong ring, he's practically useless till he gets himself together, he's a spokes P, only to speak when told to

Fakenews... read politics to....⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

the federal government is being run by incompetent Nazis. but I repeat myself.

If he does a very good job why should it matter It appears he does and gets very little praise. What about Hunter Biden

What more can I say other than TrumpIsALoser

This is possibly the most stupid issue yet by the media. I really wish they would realize how stupid they appear. covidhacks

In related news, Rand McNally is moving Kansas City to Kansas. TangerineNightmare

jared and navarro must have bought a ton of hydroxychloroquine, it will be ready for the national stockpile for the malaria, lupus outbreak lol needs a doctor's prescription anyhoo

Creepy Jared ... Ewww

FAKE NEWS MEDIA is the virus!!!

The realDonaldTrump Administration is filled with human garbage. Including your husband, IvankaTrump. And you.

We all know there’s a Fed level & a State level for these things. R u confused about how our govt works NPR?

Okay......your point is......

The evil in those dead eyes, yikes.

Kremlin style. trump JaredKushner coronavirus

Jared sure has a tiny little pin head. Js. 😂😂😂🤣🤣

Because this is the most corrupt administration in history. TrumpVirusCoverup

Familiar? ; ),

That is one ugly weird face lady boy.

Damien Thorn!

Typical misrepresentation of what some one says to make up a story. The media has become disgusting.

I think jaredkushner is a lizard person and he feeds on only human milk and live ants.

Never let him speak again

Kushner is correct Hire competence for Local leadership positions and this wont happen keep going party lines and Suffer during times requiring leadership. Politicians play hot potato with issues.

Wow, I guess his spectacular failure at Middle East peace convinced Trump that he was the man.

Compare how Trump feels about Jared Krushner’s behavior with that of the navy captain who told the truth to save his crew. Disgraceful. We must cut this cancer out of the White House in up coming election. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!

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The Game Show Host’s Assistant Heaven Help Us 🤬

If you want to fail miserably put Kush in charge.

Is this really any worse than the medical experts?

Creepy , he looks like he could be a Lebensborn child if I didn’t know better.

“Part of Kushner's strength is his proximity to the president.” Come on, NPR, do better. Part of his “strength” is nepotism?

Interesting story on NPR today! Exactly how does an engineer on a train drive train off track attempting to crash into the hospital ship? Or just drive off track in general?

So lets see.... Dr. Fauci, an expert in infectious disease, is pushed to the sidelines because he contradicts Trump. Pence was put in charge of the task force-where did he go? Instead we now have Kushner...completely unqualified. Now I’m scared.

His Expertise Nepotism

He’s selling the supplies from the back door! No better then Goodfellows- he has but a $ value on everyone!

Goodbye.

nepotism and 45 is incapable of handling it all unlike 44.

Sad government this one, sad, ignorant, arrogant, and so many deaths on their hands.

It’s all about my numbers. The do nothing President!

🤡💩show

With Trump, loyalty is more important than experience or expertise.

The ultimate participation trophy recipient.

Criminal negligence! Now we all know how Ukraine felt waiting for US protection as realDonaldTrump AKA DonaldDeath ignores the needs of the United States and is “keeping the stockpile for the federal government” for what country? RemoveTrumpNow coronavirus CNN FoxNewsLies

Voldemort

he is also responsible for the US foreign policy ... go figure

JaredKushner never even proved himself on the Apprentice. Shouldn’t he have to at least prove that he can run a lemonade stand better than Ozzy Osborne before overseeing the national response to the coronavirus and the health and safety of the American public?

Spooky!

Lock. Him. Up.

Jared is garbage. He's evil AF.

Maybe just the republicans will die!

He oversees the administration death panels.

Couldn’t pass a security clearance, no expertise and a failure at everything he has stepped into the last 3 years, needs to be investigated for his role in the death of an American journalist, grifting off the American people. Get him out of our government.

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It's interesting to note that Chelsea Clinton has a Masters in Public Health and would be far more qualified than Kushner to lead an effort like this, but even if Hillary Clinton had become president, she would see the nepotism of that and decline. In other words, ethics.

This is nonsense

Leadership skills pull the correct people together. Why the hate?

Well, better than Obama's fast & furious

And what are those ethnics committees doing while thousands are suffering or perishing? I thought we had checks and balances in this country.

OMG he looks creepy

Jesus explaining that the fish and bread were God's stockpile and not the people's stockpiles that they can just eat.

Ethics? Trump family? 😂

Why does he always look like an Android in photos? 🤢

He's only an executive becaz he owns the failing company

Trump just picks who he wants to

What happen to Pence leading the task force?

A failed real estate executive. He has never built a thing or succeeded in life beyond what he has been given.

Does he have a pulse? Someone might want to check...

Why the hell does he look like an actual reaper in human skin

oh didn't you hear? he got his medical degree from pop in laws university also.

Jared Kushner has resting villain face

“Maybe our biggest strength in Germany,” said Professor Kräusslich, “is the rational decision-making at the highest level of government combined with the trust the government enjoys in the population.” We sure don't have those in America!

is nothing more than an arm of the communist party in America. Sadly WW2 did not defeat the ideology. Only killed the men perpetuating it at the time. Communism is alive and well in the democrat party and obviously at . It must be destroyed realDonaldTrump EndNPR

Is this US now?

More NPR nonsense. Is Alcindor writing this stuff?

USA Lost

Who is a bigger puke?

jaredkushner expression is always like: “somethin’ stinks”

And npr can do better...HA!

I don’t know what it is about his skin. It’s waxy and so pale.

The only experience the MINI ME needs is to know how to lie, steal, and operate in a racist manner! That’s why he got the job! Oh should I add flat knees!

Wouldn’t this be a similar issue to Hunter Biden?

What a difference between Canadian and American daily briefing on Coronavirus. One is multilingual, answers questions by himself, promotes unity, inspirational. The other is...well, look under haphazard in thesaurus.

I have nothing against Kushner, seriously. But how is this man Jewish? He looks (especially in this photo) like a high-ranking Nazi SS officer.

He is the Grim Reaper for sure.

And yet somehow we’re supposed to worry about Hunter Biden?

Jared Kushner looks like a corona virus.

and a key figure in the rising death count and continuing spread of the virus.

God he looks evil.

It's like putting a realtor/investor in charge of a pandemic team -- ohh wait! 😳

...hunter biden has more experience

I am soooo sick of this shit!

Almost like he's in charge of a deep state....

Pure evil corrupt administration

This slum-lord has no clue as to how Federal resources need to be deployed.

'A schmuck with no expertise...'

This makes me sick to my stomach. Is everyone in the building an ignorant narcissist that thinks they are the only answer to every problem? It certainly feels that way.

I find it insulting to think no one knows what this really is. Slum lord douchebag. Period. If I were American, I would be LIVID.

Does he look like a soulless movie villain to anyone else, or is it just me?

But Hunter Biden!!

He’s there to make money for himself. He’s in debt. Just another con man in the family full of them.

You normalized this by having him on ATC and giving him a moment of legitimacy. Did Pompeo scare you out of hard questions?

He's an executive because it's his father's company. And, his father is in prison. Pure class family.

Yeah...I'm gonna trust the direction of a person who looks like a Matrix extra.

FUBAR

A certain resemblance I can’t quite place...

Can we just call them what they are? WAR CRIMINALS. This administration is actively looting tax dollars while we die.

Qualifications include banging the president's daughter because he was born rich.

KushnerIsAnIdiot

Power corrupts. And absolute power corrupts absolutely.

*slumlord

Meet jaredkushner ...the new IG for every department in the federal government...

There should be no shadow task force; it's because Don realDonaldTrump enjoys the chaos and destruction. Jared is not qualified (for any gov't job) and needs to be fired.

Really How come

Does DonaldTrump like JaredKushner more then junior ? Is because they sleep with the same lady....

Jared Kushner Job Responsibility To get Trump re elected... Steering Government resources to counties / donors that Trump needs for re election it's that simple... Why else would he have this responsibility He said as much from the podium...... it's our stockpile

Pathetic.

Remember two guys name Uday and Qusay? The US is a complete and utter joke at this point.

'real estate executive'? *slum lord *bankruptcy baron *MBS' buddy *Middle East peace expert wannabe *NepotismBarbie's husband *member of the TrumpCrimeFamily

Who'd have thought nepotism could be so deadly!

Let us recall how a senior official at FEMA described Kushner and his people that have inserted themselves into the agency: It is like “a ‘frat party’ that descended from a U.F.O. and invaded the federal government.” TrumpVirus

LMAO...America's health care system needs a real estate executive to save it. Where are the experts and doctors?

No one elected this ghoul! Nepotism! Unqualified, inexperienced and corrupt.

dude can't pass a background check 😡

Oh come on! Jared Kushner has no experience in real estate.

wtf is that guy doing?

jaredkushner and Covid19 briefing should never be in the same sentence unless he has it crookedkushner TrumpResignNow trumphatesamericans TrumpIsAMurderer GOP

JaredKushnerisanidiot

He is overseeing the pillaging of America.

No, but he once had a cold Corona at a Holiday Inn Express.

You guys have no journalism expertise yet here we are.

Why don't you ask McConnell, McCarthy, Graham, and Cornyn (among other GOP frauds) what they are going to do about tRUmp firing the IG? Let's hear the BS directly from GOP gangster leadership. COVID2019 koch trumpVirus

defundnpr liberal propaganda

Set up a BLACK MARKET.

Shouldn't that read: 'A failed real estate executive'

Directing Supplies doesn't require health expertise.

Total dope

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