HuffPost: Trump Considering Son-In-Law Kushner For Chief Of Staff Job

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 7: (L to R) U.S. President Donald Trump talks with White House Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner as they attend a Hanukkah Reception in the East Room of the White House, December... WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 7: (L to R) U.S. President Donald Trump talks with White House Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner as they attend a Hanukkah Reception in the East Room of the White House, December 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. Hanukkah begins on the evening of Tuesday, December 12 this year. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump is considering naming his son-in-law Jared Kushner White House chief of staff, HuffPost reported Thursday.

One unnamed “top Republican close to the White House” told HuffPost that Kushner had met with Trump about the job Wednesday, and two unnamed sources “close to Trump or the White House” confirmed Kushner’s interest in the position.

One unnamed source told HuffPost that Kushner had been “pushing his own candidacy with Trump.”

CBS News’ Major Garrett also reported that Kushner was under consideration:

And BuzzFeed News’ Tarini Parti reported that the situation is still uncertain.

Read HuffPost’s report here.

This post has been updated.

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  1. Fuck that!

  2. I’d take Barron over Kushner. Get one grown-up in the room.

  3. Avatar for bodie1 bodie1 says:

    Because he’s done such a bang up job in the Middle East?

  4. I’d take a throw-pillow over kush.

  5. With or without tassels?

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