I’m growing increasingly uncomfortable with the nepotism in the Trump administration. This isn’t what we voted for.
Yes, I am afraid, "we" kind of did... if we had paid a slightest bit of attention to anything about The Family except the "glamour" of Trump women and his Art of the Deal "business genius" which left numerous Trump enterprises — outside of few of his old core real estate holdings which were acquired while Fred Trump was still alive (approximately 40% of his RE and branded assets are within Manhattan) — in bankruptcy or in default.
Jared Kushner is the "perfect man" for the job — he, like the Trumps, understands bigly the private benefits and "art" of the public-private partnership (PPP, aka The Third Way). Expect PPP (sold as "privatization," possibly using public domain power of the government) to be the "Big Idea" coming from Jaret Kushner.
From Rich Chinese Race to Apply for a U.S. Golden Visa - BL, by Enda Curran, Jun Luo, and Dingmin Zhang, 2017 March 26
"Some clients are demanding that we make sure their applications are submitted before April 28," the date the program expires unless extended or amended by Congress, said Judy Gao, director of the U.S. program at Can-Reach (Pacific), a Beijing-based agency that facilitates so-called EB-5 Immigrant Investor visas. ..... < snip > ..... The initiative channels money to high-profile U.S. real estate projects from New York to Miami to California — including those by the family of Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser. A current plan by the Kushner family to refinance and reconstruct its New York office building at 666 Fifth Avenue** is seeking $850 million in EB-5 funding, as well as cash from Anbang Insurance Group and other investors, according to terms of the proposal reported by Bloomberg News. A spokesman for Kushner Cos. declined to comment. ..... < snip > ..... At stake if the EB-5 is curtailed is a program estimated to have played a role in creating at least 200,000 U.S. jobs and drawing as much as $14 billion from Chinese investors alone, based on data provided by Rosen Consulting Group and the Asia Society. Past projects taking advantage of EB-5 include New York's Hudson Yards, Hunter's Point Shipyard in San Francisco, and a Trump-branded tower in Jersey City.*** New projects recently doing the rounds in China's chat rooms, web forums and hotel-ballroom investor seminars include a 5-star hotel complex in Palm Springs, California, and what's touted as "the world's tallest residential building," on New York's 57th Street, known as Billionaires' Row. ..... < snip > As members of Congress in Washington debate raising the minimum required to obtain a U.S. immigrant investor visa from $500,000 to $1.35 million, concern about the hike has set off a scramble among wealthy would-be participants in China.
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** Kushner family to make $400M from real estate deal with Chinese firm: report - TheHill, by Mallory Shelbourne, 2017 March 13
China's Anbang denies report of Kushners property investment - CNBC / Reuters / AFP, by Nicholas Kamm, 2017 March 14
Possible conflict of interest looms over Kushner family skyscraper deal - CNBC, by Luqman Adeniyi, 2017 March 21
Jared Kushner's family mocked for plans to build a $7.5billion skyscraper at 666 Fifth Avenue... - Daily Mail, 2017 March 22
Inside the Troubled Kushner Tower: Empty Offices and Mounting Debt | Need to refinance 666 Fifth Avenue may explain Anbang talks | Ramifications of record-setting purchase linger a decade later - BL, by Caleb Melby and David Kocieniewski, 2017 March 22
*** The son-in-law also rises: For Jared Kushner, championing Trump marks break with Democratic past - Kushner Cos. CEO was an active donor to liberal politicians in NJ, NY - FR, 2016 April 07 - (Jersey City Trump-branded Trump Bay Street promoted and built by Kushner Cos. using funding from EB-5 visas)