Jared Kushner said in an interview Tuesday that he would turn down a new job in the White House if his father-in-law, Donald Trump, is elected to a second term.
Kushner, who served as a top adviser to Trump during his time as president, said this at the sit-in. At the Axios BFD conference In Miami, he said he wanted to instead “focus” on his job at an investment firm.
Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump, runs the Miami-based investment and private equity firm Affinity Partners.
“I really enjoy the opportunity to step out of the spotlight as a family…and we both really enjoy the opportunity to spend time with our kids here in Florida,” Kushner told Axios’ Dan in a press conference.・Told Mr. Primack.
Kushner said he would not accept if Trump, 77, wins a second term in November and offers his son-in-law a job in his administration, Axios reported.
“I was very fortunate to play a role in the campaign and then join the government,” he said.
But now Trump has more options to win over his team in politics, in contrast to the “family campaign” he ran in 2016.
“I think he has a better understanding of who has been effective and all these different roles, and he has a very long list of very qualified people,” Kushner said at a news conference. I think there are,” he said at a press conference.
Kushner, who is Jewish, also said his father-in-law’s Nov. 22 dinner at Mar-a-Lago with anti-Semitic rapper Kanye West and white supremacist Nick Fuentes became public. After the incident, he reportedly told people that he was “really angry.” New York Magazine reported This was said in December, citing a person involved.
Even if Mr. Trump wins enough votes to return to the West camp, the proposal may not be considered.
The leading Republican candidate previously said he would not ask Kushner and Ivanka to serve again because it would be “too painful for their families.”
In June, President Trump was asked by Fox News host Bret Baier if he would like to have Ivanka and Kushner in his inner circle again if he won the 2024 presidential election, to which the former president replied “no.” Ta.
“I said that’s enough for the family. You know why? It’s too painful for the family,” President Trump said.
Ivanka also shot down rumors that she would be returning to her father’s side in Washington, D.C.
She announced in November 2022 that she would not participate in his third presidential bid.
“I love my father very much. This time, I have decided to prioritize my young children and the private life we are building as a family. I have no intention of getting involved in politics,” the former eldest daughter said in a statement. Stated.
