Irked By Trump Rapport With RNC Head, Kushner Claims Campaign Has Fundraising Problem

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 23: Senior advisor to the President of the United States, Jared Kushner, stands on stage at the TIME 100 Summit on April 23, 2019 in New York City. The day-long TIME 100 Summit showcases th... NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 23: Senior advisor to the President of the United States, Jared Kushner, stands on stage at the TIME 100 Summit on April 23, 2019 in New York City. The day-long TIME 100 Summit showcases the annual TIME 100 list of the most influential people in the world. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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White House son-in-law Jared Kushner is reportedly irritated by President Trump’s close relationship with Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel, The New York Times reported. 

People close to Kushner told the Times they think that may be, in part, why he’s decided the campaign has a fundraising issue.

According to people with knowledge of the meeting who spoke to the Times, Kushner hijacked a 2020 staff “thank you” dinner idea floated by Trump and instead used the event to question the RNC’s fundraising strategy and present himself to the President as the aide with the best fundraising ideas. It’s all part of Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump’s plan to maintain their influence and proximity to the President heading into 2020, according to the Times.

During the meeting McDaniel outlined the RNC’s fundraising efforts heading into the election, which Kushner reportedly said were “insufficient,” in the Times’ words. Since 2017, the party has raised nearly $400 million, according to the Times. Democrats have only raised about half that in the same span of time.

Kushner then reportedly tried to pass the discussion — which included 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and a group of large donors — off to McDaniel, who swiped that “she was not the one who had organized” the meeting, in the Times’ words.

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  1. That’s good, no ?

  2. “present himself to the President as the aide with the best fundraising ideas.”

    Isn’t money raised from Saudi illegal?

  3. Anything that annoys that oily little turd is just peachy keen by me.

    I especially love it when it’s internecine Gooper feuds, resulting in bad advice to Spankee.

  4. Kushner should send everyone on the RNC donor rolls a letter asking for a one time gift of $666 to support Trump’s reelection.

  5. in Jarad’s defense, the trump family has high standards for grifting - $400 million just won’t cut it. After all, there’s all the salaries for all of trump’s family members, travel expenses, expense accounts, etc. as well as the cost of all those stays and events at trump properties.

    After all, the trump inaugural was a one-day affair and they raised over $100 million for that event.

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