Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior adviser to President Donald Trump, helped the chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus raise money at a fundraiser Thursday night in North Carolina, Politico reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the event.
Kushner’s aid to Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) comes as Trump is gearing up to work with GOP leaders on several must-pass bills in September. The President has been feuding with Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and has publicly criticized House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) ahead of a push to raise the debt ceiling, so it’s intriguing that the administration reportedly has decided to help out Meadows, who is a constant thorn in the side of Republican leadership as they seek to pass major legislation.
Meadows has already been weighing in on what his band of arch-conservatives will and will not support ahead of Congress’ return to Washington, D.C., in September. He said this week that he would back a government spending bill that does not include funding for the border wall, but has warned against tying Hurricane Harvey aid to the bill to raise the debt limit.
Clearly an ethical “no-no” for Kushner to openly fund raise or campaign for anyone, but who cares, right?
What’s a little more corruption for the most corrupt presidential administration in US history? Right?
(crickets . . .)
Another fine moral choice by Young Jared; supporting the minority crazies in the House. Is he also ignorant of the fact that the Senate exists? As if we needed any further evidence that Kushner is a Grade A asshole.
'…house minority crazies…is right on, and voting crazies as well.
Chas. Blow’s column re: Dolt45’s possible aim to foment an armed uprising in his legal defense doesn’t sound at all unusual when one hears news like Javanka’s antics.
Well, technically, he’s not getting a salary, so he’s not required to stick to the rules. New WH nepotism rules.
I can already hear Huckster-Sadsack hissing that one out.
I’m pretty sure he didn’t agree to do this for free. Probably insisted there was some kind of commission involved, or a percentage of the proceeds raised for Meadows.