White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, phoned Trump’s new pick to run the National Security Council for advice in the past year, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Administration officials and people close to Trump told the Journal that Kushner and Bolton have had a longstanding relationship — Bolton would often stop by Kushner’s office to visit when he was at the White House.
Kushner has reportedly called Bolton several times in the past year to ask for advice, according to the Journal’s sources. Kushner specifically sought the new national security adviser’s input on issues related to the operations of the United Nations, where Bolton served as the U.S. ambassador in former President George W. Bush’s administration.
Aides would also reportedly encourage Kushner to call Bolton to apprise him on current White House initiatives so that Bolton, who was previously working as a Fox News contributor, could make informed comments while speaking about the administration’s position on networks Trump watches.
Trump announced on Twitter last week that Bolton, who is well known for his hawkish foreign policy views, would replace H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser.
That’ll help settle the Mideast peace process in a hurry.
Clueless calls toxic…
Wow, I feel so much better knowing that a real estate crook and a right wing fanatic are communicating and will probably spend a lot of time in each other’s office in the WH. I hope they get to share the same jail cell eventually.
Not clear that Jared the Wonder Boy is spending much time in his WH office these days. His lawyer’s office? Mos’ def!
When Kushner celebrates his many successes I hope he remembers to give Bolton all due credit.