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by Colin Kalmbacher | 9:35 pm, May 30th, 2017
Hold on to your historical allusions.
On tonights Anderson Cooper 360, the panel discussion focused on the still-unfolding story regarding an alleged backchannel with Russia sought by Jared Kushner on behalf of the Trump transition team.
Opining as to why Donald Trumps White House has seemingly had some trouble getting their story straight on the Kushner-Russia issue,
The New Yorkers Ryan Lizza said:
<You know what it reminds me of? It reminds me of the Clinton White House in the 90s. When anything related to Hillary Clintonthose senior White House aides would walk on eggshells. And it was very difficult for them to go to the presidents wife and say Hey, there is troubling reporting in the press. We need all the facts. There was this very tense relationship because it was the family member of the president. Kushner for some reason, anything that comes up thats related to Kushner, it just seems like the senior White House staff is scared, doesnt want to talk to him, doesnt want to pressure him.>
The titular host then threw it back to CNNs stalwart Trump surrogate Jeffrey Lord. When asked what he made of the situation, Lord did not disappoint. He responded:
<I would say that Jared Kushner is the Robert Kennedy of the Trump Administration. And I would disagree
about backchannels and secret channels because they can be the same thing. In the Kennedy era, quite specifically, the knowledge of this was limited to the two brothers. One was the president. One was the attorney general. They kept it out of the state Departmentthey kept everything away from everybody.>
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Video & article here:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jeffrey-lord-jared-kushner-is-the-robert-kennedy-of-the-trump-administration/
LongTomH
(8,636 posts)catbyte
(34,371 posts)FM123
(10,053 posts)Kislyak, not Kennedy
Jared Kushner is the Robert Kislyak of the Trump administration
luvMIdog
(2,533 posts)PatSeg
(47,397 posts)And if Kushner is Robert Kennedy, then that makes Trump JFK??? Do these people even think before they open their mouths?
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)ATL Ebony
(1,097 posts)RFK was an honest, very intelligent Attorney General. Jared slick, deceitful, lying, corrupt son-in-law. Not by any stretch of the imagination are they comparable.
That statement is an insult.
C_U_L8R
(44,997 posts)Stick a champagne popsicle in it.
underpants
(182,766 posts)WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)dawg
(10,624 posts)the line on page two where you list your occupation says "Troll".
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Ask yourself, what is CNN really all about?
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Close your eyes and tell me you don't see the Mad Hatter from the Disney movie.
Turbineguy
(37,317 posts)maybe they are getting even by putting these idiots on to defend trump. Compliment with faint praise.
Mrs. Overall
(6,839 posts)(remembering Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle)
Demsrule86
(68,543 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)spanone
(135,818 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)RFK was an attorney with government experience and therefore had some qualification to be Attorney General. What are Kushner's qualifications to be on the White House staff? Besides his marriage certificate, I mean.