Report: Jared And Ivanka Invited To China, Possibly To Preview Trump Visit

Ivanka Trump, second from right, the daughter and assistant to President Donald Trump, is seated with her husband White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, right, during a dinner with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, at Mar-a-Lago, Thursday, April 6, 2017, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
FILE - In this Thursday, April 6, 2017, file photo, Ivanka Trump, second from right, the daughter and assistant to President Donald Trump, is seated with her husband, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, right, ... FILE - In this Thursday, April 6, 2017, file photo, Ivanka Trump, second from right, the daughter and assistant to President Donald Trump, is seated with her husband, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, right, during a dinner with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Earlier in the day, Ivanka Trump's company received provisional approval from the Chinese government for three new trademarks, winning monopoly rights to sell Ivanka brand jewelry, bags and spa services in the world's second-largest economy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) MORE LESS
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Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, that China has invited President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law to visit the country later this year, perhaps as an opening bid to bring Trump himself to the country.

An unnamed U.S. official told Bloomberg that details of the trip were still under discussion. An unnamed Chinese official added, per Bloomberg’s wording, that the visit “may also help prepare for a trip by the President himself.” The same official said Chinese President Xi Jinping had made an offer to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner when he visited Mar-a-Lago in April.

The family has been involved in a series of business dealings since Trump’s January inauguration — from suddenly granted trademarks to Kushner’s sister highlighting the administration’s role in the EB-5 visa process while pitching Chinese investors on a New Jersey housing development.

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  1. Jeeeeez, the family diplomatic amateur hour.

  2. Why are we surprised. I mean China imprisoned a Chinese journalist trying to do a news story on the factory that makes Ivanka’s brand clothes she sells. So much for Trump being hard on China. LOL.

  3. Hopefully they’ll take them for a tour to North Korea.

  4. I suppose we have to let them come back.

  5. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    I’m just surprised Jared still has his passport.

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