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BumRushDaShow

(168,980 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 07:13 AM 8 hrs ago

Jared Kushner Reportedly Seeks $5B From Middle East Governments for His Firm While Serving as Envoy

Source: MEDIAite

Mar 16th, 2026, 8:57 pm


Jared Kushner, husband to Ivanka Trump, is allegedly soliciting $5 billion in funding for his private equity firm while serving as a diplomatic advisor to his father-in-law, President Donald Trump.

Kushner has been participating in peace negotiations worldwide, with Trump appointing Kushner to the unofficial position of the administration’s “special peace envoy” in Feb. 2026.

Now, as one of the government’s negotiators in the Middle East, Kushner is working to raise money for his private equity firm, Affinity Partners, from governments across the Middle East, according to The New York Times.

The outlet reportedly spoke to five people with knowledge of the business proceedings, all of whom confirmed that Kushner has been actively meeting with investors in his quest to raise at least $5 billion for his firm.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/jared-kushner-reportedly-seeks-5b-from-middle-east-governments-for-his-firm-while-serving-as-envoy/

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Jared Kushner Reportedly Seeks $5B From Middle East Governments for His Firm While Serving as Envoy (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago OP
Stuff like this hardly even seems like news anymore .... eppur_se_muova 8 hrs ago #1
This is protection money NJCher 8 hrs ago #2
If the Democrats take both houses next year Chasstev365 8 hrs ago #3
He should be arrested. Throw the book at him. Irish_Dem 7 hrs ago #4
Funding for the trump resort on Gaza's shore..... Bayard 4 hrs ago #5
What do you get when you cross a weasel with a lizard? twodogsbarking 2 hrs ago #6
Things aren't going to end well for Jared FakeNoose 1 hr ago #7

eppur_se_muova

(41,786 posts)
1. Stuff like this hardly even seems like news anymore ....
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 07:20 AM
8 hrs ago

Crooks steal money. Film at eleven. Yawn.

NJCher

(43,055 posts)
2. This is protection money
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 07:20 AM
8 hrs ago

Disguised as investment money.

Gotta’ get in a few last licks, as they know Rapin’ Grampy is going down.

Pure speculation on my part, but do you think the Saudis will ever see that money back?

Chasstev365

(7,659 posts)
3. If the Democrats take both houses next year
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 07:21 AM
8 hrs ago

We'd all loved to see Jared's ass hauled in front of Congressional committees, but I think it would more amusing to see Republicans scramble to defend him, making a ridiculous comparisons to Hunter Biden.

Bayard

(29,478 posts)
5. Funding for the trump resort on Gaza's shore.....
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:25 AM
4 hrs ago

You can't even call this an administration anymore--its the trump Mafia.

FakeNoose

(41,329 posts)
7. Things aren't going to end well for Jared
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 01:43 PM
1 hr ago

For a relatively young-ish man, he has stepped on so many toes along the way to massive wealth. The money in his bank account now is nothing he has earned at a steady job. I doubt whether he even knows how to do that. Does he even understand what the word "corruption" means? I doubt it.

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