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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,718 posts)
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 01:01 PM Jul 2022

Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner says Steve Bannon threatened to break him 'in half' during bitter Whi

White House feud

Jared Kushner says Steve Bannon threatened to break him “in half” during a feud between the fellow White House advisers to former President Donald Trump.

The former presidential son-in-law portrays Bannon as a “toxic” presence in the West Wing who relished interoffice chaos in his forthcoming memoir “Breaking History.”

“Jared, right now, you’re the one undermining the president’s agenda,’ Bannon said, according to Kushner’s book. “And if you go against me, I will break you in half.”

“Don’t f--- with me,” Bannon added, according to excerpts of the book revealed by CNN.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-son-in-law-jared-kushner-says-steve-bannon-threatened-to-break-him-in-half-during-bitter-white-house-feud/ar-AA106NiY

Was he drunk?
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Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner says Steve Bannon threatened to break him 'in half' during bitter Whi (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 OP
Oh no the rats on the Trump Tanic who did not get off before it hit the iceberg are fighting. Botany Jul 2022 #1
Better question. Was he sober? Lochloosa Jul 2022 #2
"Was he drunk?" Is he ever sober? Ray Bruns Jul 2022 #3
Message deleted by the DU Administrators A HERETIC I AM Jul 2022 #4
Two men enter, one man leaves gratuitous Jul 2022 #5
Ha! shanti Jul 2022 #28
Is something really a toxic presence if all the other presences are toxic too? FSogol Jul 2022 #6
Sure! ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #24
Looking at Jared it's tempting to want to break him in half Walleye Jul 2022 #7
Jared, a loathsome know-nothing frat boy agingdem Jul 2022 #14
Yeppers. Provokes a gut-level debate about which man is more loathsome. nt allegorical oracle Jul 2022 #25
Sounds like an episode from the Sopranos. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #8
By exhaling on him? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 #9
I had that SAME thought! CurtEastPoint Jul 2022 #10
He wouldn't have dared threaten you if your father-in-law had your back, Jared! ARPad95 Jul 2022 #11
I wondered about that too. Nt raccoon Jul 2022 #27
They deserve one another Zambero Jul 2022 #12
Hahahahaha! Mysterian Jul 2022 #13
Well he sure as hell couldn't break a bar of soap in half durablend Jul 2022 #16
Bannon couldn't break tooth pick in half. BlueJac Jul 2022 #15
Michael Wolff covered the bitterness between Kushner and Bannon FakeNoose Jul 2022 #17
Stevo doesn't strike me as a tough guy. jalan48 Jul 2022 #18
He didn't go Medieval on his prosecutors PJMcK Jul 2022 #22
I agree, he and most of the Trumpers are bullies. jalan48 Jul 2022 #26
Only the best! spanone Jul 2022 #19
Very medieval! Cracklin Charlie Jul 2022 #20
Jared..."undermining the president's agenda"...? kentuck Jul 2022 #21
What agenda? (n/t) PJMcK Jul 2022 #23
Pwning the libs! Sky Jewels Jul 2022 #31
I loath Jared but I have to say that if Loose Cannon MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #29
Cage fight! Sky Jewels Jul 2022 #30
I don't think Loose Cannon would last too long, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #32
Bannon could just do one of those jump-sit things onto Slenderman Sky Jewels Jul 2022 #34
Ah yes, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #35
Just one more lunatic from Trump's inner circle along with John Kelly, Gen. Flynn, etc. /nt artemisia1 Jul 2022 #33

Botany

(77,323 posts)
1. Oh no the rats on the Trump Tanic who did not get off before it hit the iceberg are fighting.
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 01:05 PM
Jul 2022

I feel just awful about that.

I wonder how Mr. Khashoggi's family feels about that or the friends & family of the 14 million
who died from C-19 or were unable to get treatment for other disease because the hospitals
were filled up with C-19 cases?



Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
5. Two men enter, one man leaves
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 01:06 PM
Jul 2022

Or not. Just seal the door on the thunder dome and walk away.

Seems to me, though, that if Rumplethinskin Bannon is threatening you, just keep one of those mini-bottles of booze in your pocket, and toss it to the side to distract him.

FSogol

(47,623 posts)
6. Is something really a toxic presence if all the other presences are toxic too?
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 01:07 PM
Jul 2022

They should put all those assholes in the same cell. I'd also hesitate breaking Jared in half, that might create two of them.

Walleye

(44,807 posts)
7. Looking at Jared it's tempting to want to break him in half
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 01:07 PM
Jul 2022

Although maybe you could just stick your forefinger right through his chest

agingdem

(8,849 posts)
14. Jared, a loathsome know-nothing frat boy
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 01:15 PM
Jul 2022

and sub-human garbage Steve Bannon squaring off...who gives a damn!!!

ARPad95

(1,672 posts)
11. He wouldn't have dared threaten you if your father-in-law had your back, Jared!
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 01:13 PM
Jul 2022

You're all under the delusion the Orange Wiz of Piss has any interest in anything or anyone beyond his puckered face-hole and Ivanka. You're all completely disposable and he LOVES the in-fighting!

FakeNoose

(41,634 posts)
17. Michael Wolff covered the bitterness between Kushner and Bannon
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 01:19 PM
Jul 2022

... in a couple of his books.

Michael Wolff had access to everyone on Chump's WH staff for a brief time. But Wolff spent more time interviewing Steve Bannon than just about anyone else. Of course Bannon had his reasons because he knew Wolff was writing a book that would become a bestseller. Whether Wolff ever got confirmation from other sources ... well ... that remains a large question. There's lots o' gossip in Wolff's books and not much proof or documentation.

I think Kushner avoided talking with Wolff because Jared always planned to write his own book when things settled down. Without a doubt, the constant battle between Bannon and Kushner is old news. And I expect this book to be as one-sided as Wolff's.




PJMcK

(25,048 posts)
22. He didn't go Medieval on his prosecutors
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 01:42 PM
Jul 2022

Bannon was all talk on the courthouse steps but wouldn’t testify in his own defense. In the courtroom, he sat silently as he had his ass banded to him.

Bannon is NOT a tough guy. He’s a putz and a schoolyard bully. I hope he gets the maximum jail time.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
20. Very medieval!
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 01:30 PM
Jul 2022

It does sound quite toxic, though. I have never been threatened with being broken in half at work.

kentuck

(115,406 posts)
21. Jared..."undermining the president's agenda"...?
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 01:32 PM
Jul 2022

Uh-huh.

Jared was trying to keep him on the right track but people like Bannon were toxic and kept him from doing his "job". Uh-huh.

MarineCombatEngineer

(18,060 posts)
29. I loath Jared but I have to say that if Loose Cannon
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 05:35 PM
Jul 2022

had tried to "break him in half" I suspect Loose Cannon would have been the one broken in half, Loose Cannon is fat, out of shape and would probably be winded after about 2 swings while Jared is younger, much more fit.

 

Sky Jewels

(9,148 posts)
30. Cage fight!
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 05:41 PM
Jul 2022

I hate boxing and professional wrestling and all that crap, but I'd pay to see them go at each other in a chainlink box.

MarineCombatEngineer

(18,060 posts)
32. I don't think Loose Cannon would last too long,
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 05:47 PM
Jul 2022

I mean, just look at the guy, he's fat, out of shape, probably gets winded easily, whereas Jared is much younger, fitter, can move faster, I don't think it would last very long.

 

Sky Jewels

(9,148 posts)
34. Bannon could just do one of those jump-sit things onto Slenderman
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 07:06 PM
Jul 2022

and crush him like a bug. And then hopefully the exertion of exercise would take Bannon out. ... Win-Win.

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