Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is a frequent opinion contributor to CNN, a contributing columnist to the Washington Post and a columnist for World Politics Review. Follow her on Twitter @fridaghitis. The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author. Read more opinion on CNN.
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, seldom speaks to the public. Now we know why. When he stood at the White House podium on Thursday, what Americans heard was a spine-chilling performance from a believer in small government, delivered at a time when only big government can save the day.
Of all the times to have a global pandemic, did it have to happen during the reign of an administration that wants to shrink the government to a fraction of its ability? Did it have to come under a president who has no respect for crucially relevant expertise or qualifications, who has surrounded himself with people whose principal talent is their ability to pay him public homage? If ever there were a time for big government, for ambitious programs, for a central role for federal authorities,...
Without a strong, big government, even paragons of capitalism, the country's iconic corporations, could disappear. Thanks to a stimulus, taxpayers are saving them. The government should be saving the taxpayers, their livelihoods, their lives. But this government doesn't believe much in government. Early on it had promised to"deconstruct" the sinister-sounding"administrative state." It's become painfully apparent how much we need experienced administrators.
TrevorHockings FridaGhitis Opinion O Presidente jairbolsonaro deve está fazendo curso com ele, aprendendo tudo que é de errado e repetindo no Brasil! Min. Que trabalha ele quer demitir Min. Que faz palhaçada fica no cargo
FridaGhitis Opinion He looks demonic.
FridaGhitis Opinion Lorenzo is a Russian bot. No human could be this stupid.
FridaGhitis Opinion He has no clue. Just doing what daddy in law says. To get more money shameful
FridaGhitis Opinion Noise!
FridaGhitis Opinion Family has no business in politics.
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FridaGhitis Opinion Lock him (Kushner) up.
FridaGhitis Opinion Americans heard an idiot
FridaGhitis Opinion I don’t trust any man who gets their eyebrows done!
FridaGhitis Opinion What a smug uncaring individual! Not really a man. And a disgrace to his God.
FridaGhitis Opinion Wiki says that he was a publisher. WHile I understand putting people in charge u can trust, I also think this should be handled by someone that understands hospitals/pandemics. Last thing he worked on was letting criminals go free. jaredkushner
FridaGhitis Opinion A lot of jealously in the ranks at CNN
FridaGhitis Opinion Just another horseman of the apocalypse
FridaGhitis Opinion Goebbels
FridaGhitis Opinion half zombie.... half Nazi
FridaGhitis Opinion Replacing government by the people for the people with private corporations that are strictly for profit and stockholders. Chilling.
FridaGhitis Opinion My and mine . Instead of ours for us. They have no clue about how to run a country.
FridaGhitis Opinion Why did not his mother siphon off when she gave birth him
FridaGhitis Opinion Spine-chilling? Inspiring!
FridaGhitis Opinion Serious question here. Other than being the president’s son-in-law, what qualifications does JaredKushner have in order to address Americans? Why is he talking to anyone?
FridaGhitis Opinion the douchebags at CNN get it wrong and the WH and Jared are right. The govt has issued a stay in place order in most of the States with the highest impact. There has been no change in traffic patterns and 98% of business are deemed essential. Blame it on the citizens not WH
FridaGhitis Opinion I base CNNs credibility on this.
FridaGhitis Opinion More daily stupidity from CNN FAKE NEWS
FridaGhitis Opinion Dont forget his dead expressionless face. Lay off the Botox freak
FridaGhitis Opinion He’s evil incarnate
FridaGhitis Opinion Big government China caused this mess. How stupid are you.
FridaGhitis Opinion That kid doesn’t know anything! Why doesn’t Trump use his favorite words on him : “ YOU’ER FIRED “!!! 🔥
FridaGhitis Opinion God he makes my skin crawl
FridaGhitis Opinion What is the point of attending higher education for a political policy related major if you are going to have someone like him pop up? I say everyone become a businessman. Fuck everything else. Also, try to marry someone with money.
FridaGhitis Opinion Fake news needs glasses and hearing aids
FridaGhitis Opinion Yawn CNN is irrelevant!
FridaGhitis Opinion Libtards believe in ignorance
FridaGhitis Opinion “At one point, he suggested that the federal stockpile of emergency medical supplies is not meant for the states, 'It's supposed to be our stockpile,' he said. It's unclear who he meant by 'our.'” EatTheRich
FridaGhitis Opinion Look at his face expression...anyone, even the most skeptical person may say that is a reflection of hate and ambitious...in othe words: is conveying what Hitler at the time stood for...
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FridaGhitis Opinion 'Spine Chilling?' Really CNN? You guys are an absolute joke.
FridaGhitis Opinion Lady-boy Jared
FridaGhitis Opinion He makes me cringe every time I see him.
FridaGhitis Opinion A graphic on how we are ***WINNING** with Trump's leadership. The Trump family hands are red with the blood of American's.
FridaGhitis Opinion Big governments at all levels have been been tripping over their dicks since this began. Small localized governments and most of the corporate world has been keeping things from total implosion.
FridaGhitis Opinion What he sounded like was the guy or girl in class who isn't ready to do a presentation and is attempting to BS their way through it.
FridaGhitis Opinion Jared Kushner would not be where he is today but for Donald Trump. Mr. Trump needs to be voted out of office and he and his group of inept people in various positions need to be held accountable for their behavior.
FridaGhitis Opinion I saw a pasty looking creature way out of his league.
FridaGhitis Opinion We are going to die
FridaGhitis Opinion Big gov. never saves the day, it only leads to COMMUNISM. FakeNewsCNN is in support of, and covers up for Communist China, by distributing Propaganda that supports COMMUNIST CHINA's lies. DoubleStandard Knowingly Sedition Treason
FridaGhitis Opinion চ্যাম্পিয়নস লিগ হাইলাইটস ম্যাচ জুভেন্টাস বনাম টটেনহাম গেম ভিডিও
FridaGhitis Opinion 'The federal government was slow and ineffective to respond to this crisis!' I know what will fix that - give more power and responsibility to the federal government. The stupidity is evident to anyone willing to see it.
FridaGhitis Opinion i didnt believe in reptilians until this guy came along. fucking lizard king
FridaGhitis Opinion Whatever
FridaGhitis Opinion Bernie was to Socialist so then you pick a senile Biden & now you pivot back to socialism. Not here, not now & not ever.
FridaGhitis Opinion Jared: 'Ask not what the country can do for you, but if the country still cares...'
FridaGhitis Opinion Lol only “big govt” what a joke.
FridaGhitis Opinion He’s an idiot too! He probably gets fed the information from Trump.
FridaGhitis Opinion The arrogance of these grifters
FridaGhitis Opinion Saudi Prince.......
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FridaGhitis Opinion Ahh, NO. That wasn’t a big govt vs. small govt argument. It was more of a- I’m corrupt and don’t know what the hell im doing. Spine-chilling nonetheless.
FridaGhitis Opinion Dictators thrive on a SMALL GOVERMENT..This is what Trump wants... that way there are less and less opponents to his way of thinking and to the things he wants to do.. That's how DICATATORS work.... no opposition to his ideas = DICATORSHIP...= TRUMP !
FridaGhitis Opinion What we heard/saw was a display of mind numb incompetence.
FridaGhitis Opinion Jared Kushner should Never, Ever be anywhere near the White house in any role
FridaGhitis Opinion CNN, the finest in fake news.
FridaGhitis Opinion What we heard was utter negligence and pitiful management of a public health catastrophe. This person is not equipped with the skill or character required to lead in a crisis.
FridaGhitis Opinion More android than man.
FridaGhitis Opinion CNN drama queens!
FridaGhitis Opinion He is creepy, the whole family is. They love their dictators who love to torture and murder people. Says it all. Everyone is screwed.
FridaGhitis Opinion Again CNN lying and throwing out false facts
FridaGhitis Opinion gtconway3d itsJeffTiedrich ChrisCuomo jaredkushner BrianM13912759 Kushy pathetic punk
FridaGhitis Opinion He looks like she-nay-nay
FridaGhitis Opinion take him to a field and sh**t him!!! no cap
FridaGhitis Opinion It was fine
FridaGhitis Opinion 'Any government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have.'
FridaGhitis Opinion We are holding the ventilators for an EMERGENCY Like maybe a zombie apocalypse
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FridaGhitis Opinion Constant criticism and hatred is all CNN has offered throughout this fight. CNN adds zero value to society. CNN is where journalism went to die.
FridaGhitis Opinion And another mindless comment from Frida and CNN.
FridaGhitis Opinion Who cares what this entitled brat thinks? Besides being born into a wealthy family and then marrying into one, what other “talent” does he possess?
FridaGhitis Opinion No one hear that except the FakeNews. I heard him 'our' supply. In other words American's supply.
FridaGhitis Opinion 'Spine chilling.' What an absolute joke CNN has become.
FridaGhitis Opinion Find chilling? Wow much drama
FridaGhitis Opinion CNN your simply SICK!
FridaGhitis Opinion Because big government makes big mistakes...Oprah and Iran's 1 Terrorist both love Pedophile Jewelry
FridaGhitis Opinion jaredkushner dude stop talking bbc nytimes criminally incompetent you too realDonaldTrump
FridaGhitis Opinion Get him out of the WH.
FridaGhitis Opinion Imagine if Obama had done something line this. I wonder what the GOP would have done...
FridaGhitis Opinion Oh, FFS, can 45 even do nepotism right? Give ur son-in-law an ambassadorship and make him stay out of the way of already
FridaGhitis Opinion FAKE NEWS CNN PROPAGANDA CONTINUES.....
FridaGhitis Opinion Hey “num nut”. Kushner. Who do you think pays for the stockpiles. Have you forgotten WE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE PAY FOR EVERYTHING IN THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT. IT IS OUR GOVERNMENT NOT YOURS AND THE OTHER “NUM NUT” OF A FATHER IN LAW.
FridaGhitis Opinion The pearl clutching is typical. Jared is a great guy. Always liked him growing up. Good NJ family.
riromtz FridaGhitis Opinion I heard a self serving idiot who believes in nothing more than money & power.
FridaGhitis Opinion Big government? You mean like China? Or Venezuela? CNN is still the 'Communist News Network'.
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FridaGhitis Opinion Sure CNN......it’s not like you are biased or have any credibility.....right? B.S. reporting, typical for your garbage “network”.
FridaGhitis Opinion Kushner should be one of the first ones executed when this is over
FridaGhitis Opinion What I heard is a wannabe who had zippo business speaking about this. Little boy needs to have a seat and stay there.
FridaGhitis Opinion This isn’t news. This is garbage. Write a real story, it’ll last longer
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FridaGhitis Opinion Don't ask us for things when you don't know what you have in your own state. Just because you're scared, you ask your medical professionals and they don't know,' he reprimanded.
FridaGhitis Opinion Whoever wants big government deserves what comes with it. Also, adults should stop trying to look for Big Daddy to save the day and grow the f%k up.
FridaGhitis Opinion The assassin off the poor and elderly
FridaGhitis Opinion He looks exactly like this. Legit freaks me out.
FridaGhitis Opinion Small mind.
FridaGhitis Opinion The top Coronavirus states are the ones controlled by Democrats. “The big government” doesn’t make things better
FridaGhitis Opinion Junkyard Jared delivered CIA intelligence to MBS in order to force Qatar to bail out his failing 5th Ave building. Junkyard Jared is a traitor.
FridaGhitis Opinion Jared should be sent on a field trip to Elmhurst General and be forced to sit in the emergency room without any protective equipment.
FridaGhitis Opinion New York slumlord!!!
FridaGhitis Opinion States are big government. Federal should be small!! Read the constitution please
FridaGhitis Opinion Who is Frida Ghitis and why should we consider what she has to say?
FridaGhitis Opinion Can he be sued?
FridaGhitis Opinion Has America become a slum or is he now moving about more widely?
FridaGhitis Opinion Liberals answer for everything: Big Government! How about letting the people decide?
FridaGhitis Opinion So let's recap here..The American disease expert, a medical epidemiologist embedded in China’s disease control agency, was recalled in July 2019; Along with anyone calling for a 'comprehensive biodefense strategy against pandemics and biological attacks,” by the end of that year.
FridaGhitis Opinion FYOU cnn !!!!! Big government creates big problems!! Furthermore, big government decided to give themselves a 25 thousand dollar a year raise!!!!! For what !!! FYOU and f big government!!!!!!!
FridaGhitis Opinion CNN has been completely reduced by the Democratic Party, it is not the media, it is fake news
FridaGhitis Opinion Now the Disunited States of America.
FridaGhitis Opinion This idiot was a bad real estate agent and continues to wing it without actually knowing anything.
FridaGhitis Opinion An ad for BIG GOVT. Geez, they have thier priorities straight, don't they.
FridaGhitis Opinion Just an opinion from the frustrated CNN. Not new. Next....
FridaGhitis Opinion BLOODY TRUMP has FAILED the UNITED STATES , does not belong in office ! REMOVE TRUMP IN NOVEMBER !!!!!!!!!
FridaGhitis Opinion This is unqualified ghoul holds millions of American lives in his clammy grip, but GOPs want to spend this time investigating the nepotism of Hunter Biden. If that doesn't tell you all you need to know about the Republican party of today, I don't know what does.
FridaGhitis Opinion The entire country’s well being must be considered. What is “spine-chilling” is the far left propaganda platforms (i.e. CNN) trying to use this crisis to to destroy our country and its successful way of life.
FridaGhitis Opinion How dramatic. States lack of rediness has come to light.
FridaGhitis Opinion Spine chilling? Seriously? Calm the eff down. Go take a warm shower
FridaGhitis Opinion it disgusts me, i dont feel he knows enuf about anything, im stressed enuf worrying about other things.i stopped watching anything but the governor of new jersey, and when it comes out of his mouth, then i believe its happening, anything else is garbage.
FridaGhitis Opinion He and his family will ROT in hell
FridaGhitis Opinion From George Orwell's '1984'... Warning ...Truth contains potentially distressing content ..... ‘The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.’ SaturdayThoughts SaturdayMotivation WakeUpAmerica TrumpMadness
FridaGhitis Opinion Kushner sells houses ... Now he is a Virus king . LOL .
FridaGhitis Opinion Why is this nepotism OK? If a Dem did this the GOP would have flipped out and had them fired.
FridaGhitis Opinion Nepotism at its finest. Get this ghoul off my screen!
FridaGhitis Opinion What I see is a man as disgusting as the POTUS.
FridaGhitis Opinion THE WHOLE TRUMP FAMILY!!
FridaGhitis Opinion A believer in small government? No, a believer in me, myself and I.
FridaGhitis Opinion Sounded like a scared child presenting a school project.
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FridaGhitis Opinion WTF big government doesn’t save the day. Private Industry and less government regulations are saving the day
FridaGhitis Opinion Jared is clearly vying for Satan’s Employee of the Month, and I truly think he’s got a shot at it. IvankaTrump
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FridaGhitis Opinion Useless just like the rest of this administration
FridaGhitis Opinion Now I see why your called fake news.
FridaGhitis Opinion Y’all aka CNN needs to do better
FridaGhitis Opinion The USA got what they voted for. Better luck next November
FridaGhitis Opinion So sad CNN has no clue! Anything to continue to divide! That’s why your ratings are so bad!
FridaGhitis Opinion When Americans found out Jared K was head of Covid-19 Task Force...(the rest of the world knew...of course).
FridaGhitis Opinion He's brought peace to the middle east. Solved the opioid crisis. Fixed the criminal justice system. Built the border wall. Sorted the veterans mess. Liaison to China. Liaison to Mexico. 2020 campaign manager. And now.......Coronavirus Czar. We are fucked!!!!
FridaGhitis Opinion That’s what climate change is all about folks big government or government control it’s all the same
FridaGhitis Opinion Delusional...
FridaGhitis Opinion Why the envy
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FridaGhitis Opinion CNN makes 'scum' look clean
FridaGhitis Opinion New role? He's always been a piece of shit though....
FridaGhitis Opinion This unqualified person needs to be removed from his position.
FridaGhitis Opinion Princess jared has dead eyes; and his wife reads greek mythology and strums the guitar in her tower. They are macabre.
FridaGhitis Opinion So CNN wants the federal government to do nothing?
FridaGhitis Opinion He waxes his eyebrows. That says it all
FridaGhitis Opinion What will save the day is proper media reporting on CV19 . The models and charts and data about deaths and cases are alarming, misguiding and totally false, the definition of fake news. Media needs to provide context, qualification and comparisons. Like:
FridaGhitis Opinion CNN YOUR JUST LIBERAL PROPAGANDA NOT NEWS and Jim Acosta is not a reporter he’s a hit man going after Trump everyone see it.
FridaGhitis Opinion Leadership failure! The truth is in the numbers! They can’t hide or spin this. Complete and total disaster. In the history of the USA there has never been a more critical or bigger ball dropped. They own the ☠️toll.
FridaGhitis Opinion America. Please take care.
FridaGhitis Opinion “Only big government can save the day”? Local governments know their communities better than the Fed. Coordination is key. Distribution from FEMA to local governments. I like seeing governors stepping up and doing what is right for the particular states. That’s their job.
FridaGhitis Opinion Is he related to Slender Man?
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FridaGhitis Opinion Why won’t Donald Trump help New York? In Canada, we are blessed that Trudeau leads. I am afraid for New York and the Governor who pleads for Federal aid to save lives. Is Trump willfully letting New Yorkers die? Is this Trump’s way of getting back at New York?
FridaGhitis Opinion Big government in a small country. Portugal
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