Trump Asks Son-in-Law, Jared Kushner, to Plan for Transition Team

New York Times ^ | 5/8/2016 | CNN-John King

[GilGil]

Posted on | May 8, 2016 | 1 Comment

Economy is the most important issue for the voters. Poll after poll voters put economy as the number 1 issue.

Today on CNN John King quoted recent polls.

Overall around the country Trump beats Clinton on economy by 5%: Trump-50%, Clinton-45%

What is really huge, is the fact that in the North-East, the rust belt, Trump beats her on economy by 25%: Trump- 59%, Clinton-34%

This is extremely important as Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan are the most important swing states.

[WVKayaker]

I’d rather have someone with experience

What kind of experience does he need? He has bonafides in business and we are electing a businessman. Hmmmm!

Add that he is ultimately part of the family and his loyalty will be above most! Loyalty is one of the Trump attributes that have made his $billions!

Jared Kushner, son of Charles Kushner and son-in-law of Donald Trump, has an unparalleled pedigree in American real estate. The 34-year-old, who took over as CEO of Kushner Companies at in 2008, could have rested on his laurels, presiding over the New Jersey real estate empire his father built. But much like Trump, Kushner instead used the corporate foundation his father built to lay siege on the grandest prize in American real estate: Manhattan. In 2014, his firm completed more than $2 billion in transactions, inking an ownership interest in 560,000 square feet at 80-90 Maiden Lane in Manhattan’s financial district, while buying up 2,000 multifamily apartments in New York, New Jersey and Maryland. That’s on top of the more than 12,000 residential units Kushner snapped up between 2010 and 2013, moves that look all the wiser as Big Apple property valuations remain hotter than Kushner’s beloved New York Mets. -
http://fortune.com/40-under-40/jared-kushner-25/

[ConservativeMind]

I urge everyone to make sure the local Green party’s petition to be included on the ballot has enough legitimate residents. I signed a Green petition yesterday in front of our local co-op food store.

Make the alternative real for Bernie supporters!!

[Flick Lives]

Wow. Bill looks like a self-parody. Very sad.

[nascarnation]

I like the plan, but I think Burney is smart enough to realize signing on as the Green candidate probably results in Arkancide.

[butlerweave]

Obama’s not leaving

[ryderann]

How about Office of the Presumptive Nominee?

[nascarnation]

Obama’s not leaving

A lot of FReepers said that about BJ and Hillary too.

But they did.

And they didn't divorce.

And they're both still alive.

[hsmomx3]

Looks like something straight out of a morgue! Yikes!!!

[mkjessup]

An unconditional pardon for what exactly?

Any and all unindicted offenses, similar to the pardon issued by Gerald Ford for Richard Nixon.

You see, that may be the trouble. Accepting a pardon is a tacit admission of guilt by Hillary. Of course she'd accept it to avoid a trial and possible jail time if convicted. The "MSM" would howl about her innocence. But back in the minds of the American people she would be seen as guilty as the day is long. Ruination for her.

If she doesn't make it to the White House this one last time, it's over for her anyway. Her shelf life is all but expired, health IS shaky, and she'll be 73 when the 2020 election cycle comes around. She won't care about 'ruination', as long as she gets to keep all the cash.

[hal ogen]

What a humorous mess. The DIMs are really DIM.

[norwaypinesavage]

"Trump really seems to like his Son in law a lot."

For someone who only hires "the best", Trump sure has a lot of relatives "the best" at running campaigns.

[Angels27]

Is this the infamous “James Woods Tweet Photo” that Twitter took down?

Keith Richards looks better than Bill now. Terrible.

[dila813]

“Trump Asks Son-in-Law, Jared Kushner, to Plan for Transition Team”

Is this the best person for this job? Bad sign.

[nascarnation]

If you’ve watched the Apprentice (at least the first couple seasons), you get a pretty good feel for what the “real” Trump operates like.

I just don’t see him settling for second best at this stage of the game.

[dila813]

Then why?

[nclaurel]

Would be better if were her own! Bad cough there.

[RightGeek]

Untreated syphillis

[nascarnation]

My guess would be that his SIL is very capable of doing the job. Unfortunately he’s a Harvard guy and a lawyer, two big red flags to me, but as I’ve said, Trump is a lot smarter than I am.

[Cobra64]

Experience doing what?

[SunkenCiv]

What is really huge, is the fact that in the North-East, the rust belt, Trump beats her on economy by 25%: Trump- 59%, Clinton-34%. This is extremely important as Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan are the most important swing states.

Hold on, we're comin'... Hitlery's remarks about coal and her phony-assed apology should be more than enough to kick out whatever support she may have had among working poor, and not just in coal country. Unworking poor will probably have a hard time motivating themselves to get down to the polls (they don't hate Trump enough, and don't like her enough) or even to pick up replacement ID (they've only got six months to get ready for election night, after all, you racists). He'll have Texas, and he'll have enough of a shot at California that Shrillery and her interlocking directorate PACs will have to spend $100 million to try to hold it. There is literally no potential California running mate for Trump coming to mind here, perhaps someone has an idea? Florida -- he'll have Ben Carson (who lives there) and Marco Rubio proxy campaigning there (if he's not VP running mate, and I doubt that he will be, he'll be appointed ambassador to some important Spanish-speaking country; Carson wants VP or a cabinet post I believe, may I again suggest Surgeon General of the US?), but he'll need Florida. Trump would bring Virginia back to his column by picking Jim Gilmore as a running mate.