MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle went off after the Kushner family put out a statement criticizing how the media reports on the Trumps and Kushner using the White House for personal enrichment.
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Ruhle said, “Well, here in the United States, we like the banana republic to be a retail store, not our government. We reached out to Kushner companies. This is how they responded. Quote, to suggest that Jared, when taking on his role in the white house, has suddenly affected our long-standing relationships or that we do business differently than we have in the past, is made up and without substantiation. Stories like this attempt to make insinuating connections that do not exist to disparage the financial institutions and companies involved. I understand a statement like that but are they remembering a year ago Jared’s sister went to China with a big org chart saying here’s president trump, here’s my brother, here’s what he does in the white house. The reason we have questions like that is because you’ve got a real estate project with the Trump family in India where Don Jr.’s having dinner with him. So, of course, we question things like that.”
She also reminded the White House about Ivanka Trump using her position to sell her jewelry line, “We have to remind the white house of that. It’s why we ask so many it was Ivanka Trump who had a — who went on 60 Minutes and then six hours later, her own pr firm was going, and Ivanka Trump’s bracelet from the Ivanka Trump fine jewelry collection can be bought at XYZ. The White House has pushed us to ask these questions.”
Ruhle was correct. These questions have never had to be asked before because no previous modern administration has chosen to ignore ethics rules and guidelines like Trump has. The Russia scandal is huge, but there is a raging tide of corruption and conflict of interest that is the driving force behind this administration. The President and his entire family are using the White House to enrich themselves, and that is a scandal that Democrats will be investigating if they take back all or part of Congress in 2018.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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