Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner: Rising Powers at the White House - Polidicks

[QUOTE]The speculation began almost immediately after Donald Trump was elected: Who would have the ear of the famously unpredictable 45th president? For a time it appeared that White House adviser Steve Bannon, memorably depicted as the Grim Reaper on "Saturday Night Live," was the power behind the throne. Another trusted aide, Kellyanne Conway, was also said to be an influential member of Trump's inner circle. And then there were Vice President Mike Pence, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and Senior Policy Adviser Stephen Miller — all skilled and ambitious political animals vying for the boss' attention. But two months into Trump's presidency, it's becoming clear that blood and family have trumped ambition on Pennsylvania Avenue with First Daughter Ivanka Trump emerging as a powerbroker in her own right, along with her husband Jared Kushner. "Ivanka Trump is all powerful," a source familiar with the inner workings of the White House told NBC News. Some of that influence was on display Monday as Ivanka chaired a roundtable meeting for female small business owners in the Roosevelt Room. The president's eldest daughter urged collaboration from the dozen women seated around the table, which included White House Director of Strategic Communications Hope Hicks, Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon, and newly appointed Deputy National Security Adviser for strategy Dina Powell. Empowering women is not her father's issue, it's Ivanka's. And she's making the most of her opportunity. "She has these issues that she's passionate about and has been for a long time, even before her dad started running for president, and she's excited about the opportunity to advocate for these issues," an administration official close to Ivanka told NBC News. "She is nothing but a positive influence on both the president, but also on the issue-set."[/QUOTE] So Good News: Bannon is out of favor. Bad News: His Children are. [URL="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-rising-powers-white-house-n739126"]http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-rising-powers-white-house-n739126[/URL]

i'd rather have Ivanka for president than Donald tbh

Note: I forgot to post an article earlier, [URL="https://www.axios.com/inside-the-trumpcare-meltdown-2329417172.html"]but Bannon Yelled at the House freedom caucus, saying "Guys, look. This is not a discussion. This is not a debate. You have no choice but to vote for this bill."[/URL] A Freedom Caucus member responded Bannon sounded like his dad.

So when do we get Queen Ivanka and King Jared because Trump will feel that the american people no longer want democracy? "Nobody knew that democracy could be so complicated."

Better Ivanka than Bannon

[QUOTE=OmniConsUme;52026209]Note: I forgot to post an article earlier, [URL="https://www.axios.com/inside-the-trumpcare-meltdown-2329417172.html"]but Bannon Yelled at the House freedom caucus, saying "Guys, look. This is not a discussion. This is not a debate. You have no choice but to vote for this bill."[/URL] A Freedom Caucus member responded Bannon sounded like his dad.[/QUOTE] I would also much, much rather have ivanka and jared with more influence in the white house than fucking steve bannon

Imagine the twist of fate if Ivanka becomes literal next Hitler. Not gonna happen, but hopefully we don't get pulled into that timeline.

[QUOTE=Megadave;52026224]Imagine the twist of fate if Ivanka becomes literal next Hitler. Not gonna happen, but hopefully we don't get pulled into that timeline.[/QUOTE] Ivanka is a Democrat, some of the Hard Right is getting nervous.

I don't really know anything about Ivanka and while Kushner seems to be a bit of a scumbag, he is pretty fucking far away from Bannon's rants about destroying the establishment and cultural/religious conflict.

[QUOTE=OmniConsUme;52026235]Ivanka is a Democrat, some of the Hard Right is getting nervous.[/QUOTE] We might have to bump Trump into anti-hero form someday.

What can Barron do for us?

[QUOTE=chipsnapper2;52026246]What can Barron do for us?[/QUOTE] Run in the 2044 election.

[QUOTE=LTJGPliskin;52026296]Run in the 2044 election.[/QUOTE] Are you implying there will even be a 2044 election and that Bannon won't just coup his way into office when Trump loses in 2020?

*snip*

Jared may be just as compromised by the Russians as anyone so I trust him like I trust a turd.

Reading the article and saw this: [quote]Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon[/quote] [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEIVzBvK3Cw[/media]

:conspiratard:

[QUOTE=LtKyle2;52026214]So when do we get Queen Ivanka and King Jared because Trump will feel that the american people no longer want democracy? "Nobody knew that democracy could be so complicated."[/QUOTE] We don't live in a democracy tho

[QUOTE=Snickerdoodle;52026605]We don't live in a democracy tho[/QUOTE] It's a representative democracy in the form of a federal republic

[QUOTE=Snickerdoodle;52026605]We don't live in a democracy tho[/QUOTE] Yes you do

[QUOTE=Snickerdoodle;52026605]We don't live in a democracy tho[/QUOTE] can people please stop saying this fucking stupid shit, of course the US is a democracy, no amount of semantics is gonna change that

[B]nepotism[/B] ˈnɛpətɪz(ə)m [I]noun[/I] the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.

[QUOTE=Snickerdoodle;52026605]We don't live in a democracy tho[/QUOTE]ughhh it's like grade school all over again

At least Ivanka wants to do something about climate change I guess?