Kushner makes a secret trip to Saudi...leaves and all hell breaks out.

[sheshe2]

Missiles fly. Mass arrests. White House refuses to say why he was there.

Something stinks here.

[Sneederbunk]

1. It's a safe bet he will not be going back.

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. What a troublemaker!

[sheshe2]

3. There is a connection.

You know there is.

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. It's certainly suspicious.

[RandomAccess]

13. Laurence Tribe seems to have a bead on it

He had some fascinating things to say about it all on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/tribelaw

[Alice11111]

20. Thank you. Wow.Tribe, who doesn't overstate, is taking him down.

[HipChick]

4. But..But..He's the absolute peace maker..

[Igel]

5. We could assume he's behind it.

We could assume he was given information about it to report back.

Or we could split the difference--he was told of plans and was asked for advice.


Or perhaps it's related only temporally and not causally in either way.

[Nevernose]

7. And the Lebanese PM resigns

While in Riyadh, blaming Hezbollah and Iran.

Maybe a totally legit reason (Hezbollah aren’t exactly the friendliest of folks to deal with, I hear), but certainly in another country while that country is having a — whatever KSA is having, not a coup exactly — is weird.

[Nevernose]

8. Aramco Stock IPO. Google it

Trump Admin’s been pressuring KSA to put their national oil company on the NYSE as a publicly traded company since day one.

They went public today, against the protest of some of the people arrested.

[sheshe2]

10. I saw that tidbit today.

Makes you say, hmmm.

[Horse with no Name]

14. It's a good thing we've seen trumps financials

So we can say without a doubt he isn't using his position to put pressure on anyone to make money for himself....


Oh wait.

[NCjack]

9. Probably desperate attempt to borrow $1 B. He has a balloon payment

coming due on Bldg 666. He's credit score is 000.

[Alice11111]

21. It was probably a big part of it.

[C_U_L8R]

11. What did Kushner deliver?

Using the CIA to gather dirt on Trump debt holders and political enemies? I hope Congress asks lots of questions.

[Sneederbunk]

12. He has already forgotten he went.

[struggle4progress]

15. Maybe The Don sent him there to get whacked

These are not ordinary times

[L. Coyote]

16. Everyone knows what he was doing there. Check the news.

[democratisphere]

17. First they destabilize America; then they destabilize Saudi Arabia;

next they destabilize the rest of the world.

[Hekate]

18. First thing I thought was: What was Jared doing there so recently?

Everything about the Trump Cabal stinks to high Heaven.

[Kablooie]

19. Are there any news articles about this?

Where did your info come from?

[uponit7771]

22. Higher oil prices helps Russia, Saudi will reduce output

[world wide wally]

23. You kknow it has to do with money and Trumps income

Whatever it is

[Buns_of_Fire]

24. He was on a super-secret mission to steal THE ORB for daddy-in-law.

Donald Dotard has been obsessed with THE ORB ever since he experienced its awesome power. "Grabbing THE ORB was even better than grabbing kittens," he was reported as saying. "I must have it."

So Secret Agent J was dispatched to return THE ORB to its rightful place in Daddy-in-Law's pants. Until he found out how Arab countries tend to handle thievery (hint: it has to do with hands and the potential removal thereof).

"Screw that," brave Agent J said, ratting out the plan to his Saudi hosts. "Can I have some money?"