Scoop: Trump regrets Kushner advice

[demmiblue]

Source: Axios

President Trump has told people in recent days that he regrets following some of son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner's political advice — including supporting criminal justice reform — and will stick closer to his own instincts, three people with direct knowledge of the president's thinking tell Axios.

Behind the scenes: One person who spoke with the president interpreted his thinking this way: "No more of Jared's woke s***." Another said Trump has indicated that following Kushner's advice has harmed him politically.

Why it matters: This could be the final straw for federal police reform legislation this year, and could usher in even more incendiary campaign tactics between now and November.

Details: The sources said the president has resolved to stick to his instincts and jettison any policies that go against them, including ambitious police reform.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/trump-kushner-second-thoughts-408d5a33-725d-442a-88e4-d6ab6742c139.html

[Voltaire2]

1. Good. Shitler should double down on being a hate-mongering jackass in the middle of a pandemic.

It's worked well for him so far.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. He and GOP are fantasizing about taking away healthcare from

TWENTY

FIVE

MILLION

Americans, and making ALL other employer based insurance and private insurance subject to insurance company new ability to EXCLUDE COVID 19 as a preexisting condition for EVERYBODY; as there are ways they can do that.

[VMA131Marine]

11. Employer based company insurance works

because it uses community rating. Aside from a waiting period on being hired, pre-existing conditions generally aren’t a thing. That doesn’t mean pre-existing conditions aren’t a problem for people who buy individual insurance for whatever reason.

[Eliot Rosewater]

12. Take away ACA and anything is possible. It will depend on the state as well.

Before ACA when you got a new job preexisting was applied by the insurer in most cases.

[mr_lebowski]

23. I don't know about 'most cases' ... do you have statistics on that? (nt)

[Eliot Rosewater]

24. Preexisting clauses were routinely applied by all insurance companies

when you were a new hire...

That is why they got rid of it.

Do you debate that the clause was used by health insurance companies routinely?


https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Resources/Forms-Reports-and-Other-Resources/preexisting

At Risk: Pre-Existing Conditions Could Affect 1 in 2 Americans:
129 Million People Could Be Denied Affordable Coverage Without Health Reform

[mr_lebowski]

25. The ones I remember people talking about (never had one applied to me) back in the day

were like 'no coverage of treatment of PEC for the first 90 days on the policy' ... or that sort of thing.

Not saying I know how every employer-based insurance policy 'worked' but I distinctly remember (at least believing) that your chances of getting things covered that you already had wrong with you were much better via employer-based insurance.

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. Depends...sometimes on the type of policy or state regs, but in most cases

preexisting was available to them, which is why ACA took it away.

It was very common for people to not be able to change jobs for this reason.

It would be interesting to research which states varied, as usually the state regulated the insurers and what they could do varied but I am pretty sure it was available in all states.

And think about it this way, if they get that luxury back they could likely require all insureds to be tested for covid and anyone with it would not be covered for it.

That is what is at stake, not for every policy maybe but many.

They are going to do what they can get away with, always. Maybe Blue Cross and Shield would be less aggressive about this, but maybe not too. I dont want to find out.

[mr_lebowski]

28. I recall back in those days there was HUGE variation to 'how good' employer-based insurance was ...

Much more so than post-ACA, where now we have lots of minimum standards (yay!).

But one thing I remember about 'why you wanted employer-based insurance instead of your own' was that they couldn't refuse to insure you over ... basically anything.

I was not aware how common (or not) that carving out pre-existing conditions exclusions was.

I was always in California so may be that laws there didn't allow for those, or only in limited fashion.

[lagomorph777]

34. His own instincts are perfect! Boy Blunder got it all wrong!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Which is worse, Kushner's advice or Trump's instincts?

That's probably a toss-up.

[2naSalit]

16. +1

[forgotmylogin]

22. He doesn't have an original thought of his own except white supremacy.

If all of his knowledge and decision making is second-hand, it's never his fault.

[Mike 03]

3. Good God. I thought for sure he was going to say he regreted taking

Jared's advice on handling the coronavirus pandemic.

He's unconscionably defective.

[Scarsdale]

14. That is the first thing I thought of, too.

No, tRump does not see the pandemic as a problem, since nobody in his family has suffered from it - YET. Wasn't is Jared who said it was nothing to worry about, at first? They treat the presidency like a family business. Act like the Treasury is their own slush fund. I can't wait to get them OUT of the WH, fumigate the place and prosecute the entire crime family and their co-horts.

[bbernardini]

5. I can think of many words I would use to describe Jared...

"Woke" is not one of them.

[relayerbob]

6. Jared is "woke"?

I guess Dotard is a shining example of a law-abiding citizen.

Who knew?

[brewens]

7. Ya think?! It's been a life or death matter for Jared for some time. What happens to him when they

lose? Trump won't live long enough to see prison. I'm sure they will drag it out long enough and or play the incapacitated card. Jared will be ruined and be behind bars if there is any justice.

[CincyDem]

8. Sheesh - how "asleep" does Trump have to be to think Jared is "woke"? n/t

[keithbvadu2]

9. Blame, excuses, scapegoats... Jared-of-all-trades

Jared; Loved (tolerated) in the right wing sphere as long as he is useful and profitable. When things go bad, it will become ‘blame the Jew’.

Breitbart had to be told by Trump to cut back on criticizing Jared.

[ProfessorGAC]

21. Define "Profitable"

With this family, profitable seems to mean not losing money.
My numbers say that with the "loans" (translation, tax dodges) from daddy & the inheritance he went to court to keep nearly all of, PINO's ROIC is 1%, at best.
Over an era where a combined S&P/NASDAQ portfolio would have yielded 9.2%.
Since the really don't know how to make a profit, Jared is useful as long as net profit isn't negative!

[irisblue]

10. We, many many of us are not happy about it either

Rich mediocre well connected pale male fails to be distinguished. See Shock Face

[Sloumeau]

13. This is good. The more Insane Right-Wing Nutbag he goes,

the easier it will be to destroy him in November. We can get our agenda passed next January.

[Lonestarblue]

18. Only if we also retake the Senate majority.

Otherwise McConnell will obstruct everything.

[clayton72]

15. Criminal justice reform - The First Step Act, right?

The Improbable Success of a Criminal-Justice-Reform Bill Under Trump

[global1]

17. He's Setting Jarad Up For The Fall....nt

[elleng]

19. 'has resolved to stick to his instincts,'

that'll go far.

[brooklynite]

20. "and will stick closer to his own instincts..."

This should be fun...

[BadGimp]

27. I pray he does exactly that.

The people he needs to bring onboard are not going to fall for a "Law and Order" message as envisioned by the hard right.

[BlueIdaho]

29. Excellent News!

His political instincts suck. It was the combined propaganda of Fox, National Enquirer, and thousands to Russian FaceBook accounts that got him his first four years. His performance in office and his blatant racism will get him thrown out.

[Hestia]

30. Yea.Sure.Right. Goes the shade and with the kids at Axios, it seems they get sucked in every time

[Hestia]

31. ANYTHING Kock Bros and Grover Norquist are for, I'm agin'. Must have found some money in it all.

[Scurrilous]

32. Reads like a fluffy Haberman bit catapulted to get distance from Dad for a worried Jared & Ivanka.

Jared 'woke?' ROFL

[Dopers_Greed]

33. "Woke shit"

So lemme get this straight...

He thinks the problem is that Kushner is too "woke"? Not that he's just a dope?

[Blue_playwright]

35. Criminal justice reform

Was by no means complete, but is the only thing I feel he has done that was a good thing and presidential.