Kushner said expected to play key role in Trump’s Mideast policy

15 November 2024, 8:26 pm

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File: Jared Kushner waves as he arrives at the Office of the United States Trade Representative for talks on trade with Canada, Aug. 29, 2018, in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is reportedly expected to play a key role in the crafting and implementation of his father-in-law’s Mideast policy over the next four years, even though he won’t be formally part of the administration.

CNN cites several regional diplomats and Trump allies who voice this expectation.

“No one on the incoming team has what Jared has, and that is trust. Jared earned it, he didn’t have it at the beginning. He earned it. That takes time to build,” says a regional diplomat.

“Friendships are forever in this region,” an Israeli source who dealt with the first Trump administration tells CNN. “My assumption is that his role is much more in his hands than anybody else’s.”