“Short reportedly asked the then first son-in-law to get Trump to back off, saying, ‘Look, can you help us with this?” Kushner’s (unintentionally) hilarious response? “I’m too busy working on Middle East peace right now, Marc.’” https://t.co/X7OriTpyPT

— Jennifer Tammaro (@Jennanjack) June 9, 2022

Bess Levin, Wednesday afternoon, “Jared Kushner Would Like People to Know He Totally Almost Saved the Country on January 6“:

One of the long recurring features of the Trump administration was Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s habit of literally fleeing the scene any time Donald Trump did something extra bad, in the completely conspicuous hope of convincing people they had nothing whatever to do with what had just gone down. Obviously, it never worked, but that didn‘t stop the duo, who once—and maybe still!—thought Ivanka would be the first woman president, from trying. And 17 months after departing the White House, they apparently still think they can rewrite history to—[pause for laughter]—paint themselves as heroes.

We know this thanks to a long article in The New York Times today—published just one day before the first prime-time January 6 hearing, which will no doubt make the ex-president and his allies look even worse than they already do…

Did Kushner or Ivanka ever once publicly declare that Trump had lost? Did they go on morning shows and utter the words, “Joe Biden won this election fair and square”? No, of course not. But they would now like people to believe that, from the very beginning, they knew this was the case and were not part of any effort to help Trump reverse the results. (In fact, according to a log of texts obtained by the Jan. 6 committee that were reviewed by CNN, on the same day that Kushner told Ivanka they were moving to Florida, the then first daughter texted a group of Trump advisers, in a chat that included her husband, “You are all WARRIORS of epic proportions! Keep the faith and the fight!”)

But Kushner’s story now is that he was never part of any such machinations, so what else does he have to say about that? The Times’ Peter Baker reports that, as unhinged individuals like Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell swooped in to head up Trump’s attempt to overturn the election, Kushner concluded that “the president would not listen even to family members urging him to accept the results,” and informed his father-in-law that “he would not be involved if Mr. Giuliani were in charge, according to people he confided in.” Instead, we’re told that Kushner, arguably “the most influential adviser to the president through four years,” could have tried to moderate Trump’s worst instincts, but decided to focus his efforts on “his personal project of Middle East diplomacy.”…

Anyway, the one potentially positive takeaway of this ridiculous attempt at image rehab? It’s possible that Kushner really did use his time with the January 6 committee to throw his father-in-law under the bus.

I personally wanna know why Princess Purses shoved Young Jared in front of the media, at this particular moment. Does she suspect there might be no upside to drawing attention right now? Has she decided that Kushner’s no longer an asset in her lifestyle portfolio? (I suppose it’s possible he put his narrow, well-shod foot down and declared himself the Man of the Household, but if that were true, it would just further highlight what a clueless dumbarse Young Jared has always been, frankly. )

ETA:

Bad poll. 2 and 3 are the same.

— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) June 8, 2022