Senate confirms Charles Kushner to become ambassador to France

[Polybius]

Source: The Hill

The Senate on Monday confirmed the nomination of Charles Kushner to become the ambassador to France, cementing a family member of President Trump to a key diplomatic post despite his past legal trouble.

Senators voted 51-45 to approve Kushner’s nomination. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) voted in favor of confirmation, while Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) voted against it.

Kushner, who is Jared Kushner’s father and Ivanka Trump’s father-in-law, will take over as ambassador to France and Monaco despite pleading guilty two decades ago to 18 counts including tax evasion, lying to the Federal Election Commission and retaliating against a federal witness.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), then the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, led the investigation into what he later called “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes” he prosecuted during his tenure.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5308588-senate-confirms-charles-kushner-ambassador-france/

[brush]

1. Really? A slumlord for ambassador to one of our top allies?

[IbogaProject]

10. Convicted Criminal Slumlord

Whew

[brush]

11. Yes, each appointment is worse than the previous one.

[JohnSJ]

2. It is really sad that Democrats can't seem to unify on this.

[Polybius]

3. I hear ya

Even Lisa Murkowski voted against him.

[JohnSJ]

4. A convicted criminal to represent us as Ambassador. Disgusting.

[Polybius]

5. I have no idea why Booker voted for him

I know they are both from NJ. Did Kushner donate to his campaign years ago? Even if he did, that's still not an excuse.

[JustAnotherGen]

12. The Kushners were high holy

Democratic Party members back in the day. Big donors.

[Buddyzbuddy]

6. The potential candidates for the Democratic ticket

for President is getting slimmer and slimmer. Newsome, Whitmer and now Booker. Dumb, dumb, dumb. See ya.

[maxsolomon]

14. The perfect is the enemy of the good.

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Obama was a shiny new car with zero miles on it. Experienced Pols have dents and dings.

[Buddyzbuddy]

16. Perfection isn't a necessity but all oars rowing in the same direction are.

This is a time for unity, we are in a political war and the stakes have never been higher. Kushner was a felon, Pardoned by a Felon and given the privilege of representing our Country.
I don't give a f.ck what kind of friends they are or if his nomination would have passed without Booker's vote, the appearance of his yay vote is disqualifying.
That's a true shame considering the physical sacrifice of his filibuster. He displayed very poor judgment with his vote.

[Ursus Rex]

19. I don't think any of the peope you mentioned were good candidates.

They all had baggage to start, despite sone really excellent points in their favor.

[Javaman]

7. did booker just have a leave of sanity? or did he just completely forget the marathon speech he gave about these...

crooked fucks?

[Lonestarblue]

8. Oh good. Another felon representing the United States.

Have we sunk to the bottom of the earth yet?

[Paladin]

9. What a blatant insult to France. Puke-inducing. (nt)

[Martin68]

13. Lucky France!

[Marthe48]

15. I get tired of this

To resist, I made a big change in my life, that I'm living with every day. Along with that change, I've participated in 4 protests. Before traitor felon caged children, I had never participated in a demonstration, but I'm ready to make another sign and to go out to the next one. I'm holding off on shopping for anything from clothes to appliances, and boycotting more stores than I have ever boycotted before. I've stopped being friends with people because they supported felon traitor. In the tools we have to support a war effort, I am using ration stamps and planting a Victory Garden. But the soldiers I'm supporting don't seem as invested in saving my country as I am. I'm willing to carry on, but the fight hasn't come to my neighborhood and evidently, it seems like some people aren't taking it as seriously as I have been.

If I am criticizing Dems, let me know and I'll delete.

[IcyPeas]

17. Kushner helped fund Booker's mayoral campaign in 2002....

Booker and the Kushners go way back. Charles Kushner helped fund Booker’s first failed mayoral campaign in 2002, and Booker came to his defense when he was convicted in 2005.

“Charlie has helped fuel my hope, as well as made me believe that even in the questionable world of New Jersey politics, there are still spirits who don’t simply act in their self-interest,” Booker wrote glowingly of Kushner before he was sentenced.

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https://newrepublic.com/post/195475/cory-booker-democrat-vote-confirm-jared-kushner-father-charles

[ramapo]

18. Booker never fails to disappoint

Nobody is perfect but this vote is so gross. He’s in deep on the pharma votes too. Another NJ thing.