Don’t count me among those celebrating Jared Kushner’s return to Trump’s inner circle. Has anyone heard from Jared – or Ivanka, for that matter – throughout Trump’s campaign or during the countless challenges he faced over the past few years? I certainly haven’t.
Back in 2022, it was widely reported that Jared and Ivanka wanted to steer clear of politics to focus on their young family. In February of this year, Jared himself stated that he wouldn’t join a second Trump administration if his father-in-law were reelected: “I’ve been very clear that my desire at this phase of my life is to focus on my firm…I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity as a family to be out of the spotlight. Both my wife and myself were working in the White House, which is a 24/7, high-stakes job, and so we both really enjoyed the opportunity to be down here in Florida with the kids,” Kushner said. He went on to categorically affirm he would not be part of a future Trump administration.
Meanwhile, throughout Trump’s recent trials and tribulations, Don Jr. and Eric were out there constantly defending their father on the media circuit, never wavering in their support. But Jared? Ivanka? Nowhere to be seen.
As recently as a few days before the election, reports were still claiming that Jared and Ivanka intended to keep their distance from the campaign trail and any potential future administration. Yet now, Yisrael Hayom reports that Jared has “returned to closely assist the president-elect in preparations for building the new administration.”
I acknowledge the contributions Jared made during the first Trump administration, like the Abraham Accords, though he often took a more liberal stance on certain issues. But, pardon me for saying this—someone who sticks around only when things are going well should also be there during the tough times. It feels unsettling that after staying completely out of Trump’s grueling campaign and the challenges he faced, Jared would swoop back in, just days after Trump’s victory, to help “in preparations for building the new administration.”
Basic menschlichkeit would seem to demand some explanation for this sudden reappearance.
E.G.
Brooklyn, NY
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Big deal. Who really cares.
not sure they are supposed to ….being Yidden, usually one separates from their family if they convert……I doubt any of this has any truth to it either…..only Israel counts, without it….
ummm…Basic menschlichkeit would seem to demand that you mind your own business, and not comment on other families affairs.
as to your question, i would have thought that Jared might have wanted to distance themselves from some of his FILs more extreme positions during the campaign, but now that Trump was elected he sees that he could have some positive influence on future white house decisions
Trump probably asked Kushner to rejoin his team. It’s not like you can just snub Trump and get back on his good graces without any explanation or apology unless he wants you to be there.
Even if Trump did not ask Kushner to rejoin his team, what are expecting that Kushner and Trump air their family politics for the world to gossip about?
Al Todin es chavercha od shetagia limkomo. Until you know for sure that they’re not there for him behind the scenes (as they always prefer) We have a chiyuv to be dan lekaf zechus.
I also demand an explanation to your sudden anonymous suggestion appearance.
He has the full right to join as you described. Someone who shows up for the party and not the preparation as too many cooks spoil the kitchen. He needs to represent the liberal Trump administration.
Don’t be so quick to jump on a single unconfirmed report by an Israeli newspaper. There is a good chance it’s not accurate. It hasn’t been confirmed by any other news source.
I’m happy for you that this is the worst thing in your life that you felt that you needed to write into YWN about it. Seriously. Their family is none of your business. You have no idea what they decided to do as a family. If you like him, great. If not, sorry.
Maybe his shver asked him to assist.
By the way I have never been able to find out his Hebrew name, unlike his wife Yael Kushner whose Hebrew name is known.
I’m so annoyed by this article. Who really cares? Since when is ywn a talk show station with pointless opinions?
Talk this over with your buddies at the mik or at the kiddush in shul, next Shabbos.
This has nothing to do with yiddishkiet or the Jewish world in general.
@Uncle Ben, I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that his Hebrew name is Yoel Chaim. Or something like that.
@Yeshivaworldnews Please take this article down. Even if (perhaps) you think this is not halachikally Lashon Hara, it’s still inappropriate, demeaning and not mentchlich to post a letter such as this on your site. Jared Kushner is a real person.
This is a baste of space. Nobody cares if Kushner works with his FIL or not. There are many more important issues these days.
Thank G-d he wasn’t a part of Trumps stormy campaign. Are you looking for the world to ‘nail’ (another) Jew as a scapegoat for their hatred against Trump?? Very smart move on his part! And now if he can make the world a better place while still staying safe then why not?
EG,
I really feel bad for you that you know he didn’t check in with you to tell you what his plans were and what he was really doing. I’m sure that your insulted that you probably didn’t get to see the phone bills from the family and all the calls that they made either to the president’s cell phone, the president’s office in Mar-a-Lago, Trump Tower Manhattan, bedminster etc.
I think you have something seriously wrong with you! There’s really no other way to describe it.
Sometimes I wonder who writes these things. If there are people really really out there or if it’s just one clown who’s trying to rile people up.
YoureWrong; thanks. So they are Yoel & Yael Kushner, interesting.
This is seriously just talking about things for the sake of lashon Hora. He’s a yid! (In Hebrew his name is Yered) You have NO right to discuss his midos & relationships w his family!!
You have a CHIYUV as a TORAH YID (Are you one?) to be DON L’ KAF ZCHUS!! Which is the EASIEST thing to do when you DO NOT know someone well:
Jared Kushner always worked behind the scenes, even when he worked IN the administration. He was never out talking to the public. You have NO IDEA if he was there for his FIL during hard times. If you’re as knowledgeable as you make yourself out to be about the trump family, then you wud know that Jared & Ivanka are known to be wonderful, loyal people. Therefore, I’m SURE they were always there behind the scenes. Just maybe THEY DIDNT CALL TO LET YOU KNOW!!!! Jared is STILL not planning to be part of the administration! But his FIL knows that he can trust Jared AND is Amazing at understanding who & what wud be the right person & thing for running government. So if trump wants him to come help set things up, why wouldn’t Jared help out??? Maybe you should THINK a little BEFORE you spew accusations about one yid front of so many other yidden???? N explain to me why it’s ok for YWN to print a whole lashon Hora piece for the public?
!!!! DO YOU HAVE A ROV??? TO ASK YOUR SHAILOS TO ?!?!?!?!?!?!
The writer and the publisher’s poor judgment in publishing such a thoughtless piece speaks volumes about the low quality of journalism and their departure from basic family values.
How about this. Maybe, just maybe, Trump asked him to do that, because there were a lot of antisemitism rearing it’s head in the US and around the world and he felt it might affect the election.
Now, it might seem like he couldn’t care less but maybe that was advice he was recommended by his team, who knows. After all Harris didn’t pick Shapiro cuz he was Jewish.
It is an interesting observation but it’s possible that Jared and Ivanka staying distanced initially could have been a strategic move. By keeping some family members away from the campaign early on, they could reduce their direct association with any potential loss, giving them flexibility in how they’re perceived. Now that Trump has been elected , their involvement could be seen as more supportive without the same level of personal risk. Sometimes in politics, especially at that level, it’s about playing the long game.
This has got to be one of the worst mailbag articles I have read on YWN. There’s no way to even know IF he is even coming back by choice. I am sure he was approached by numerous people and he might feel a sense of duty to help Am Yisroel when we need it more than ever.