As Trump's war on Iran continues, reminder that his own son-in-law Jared Kushner — who is leading negotiations with Iran — stands to profit from lucrative contracts with its regional rivals.
War gives dictators like Trump (and his family) more power and more wealth.
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Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):
NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2
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6. The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, CNN Wire, The New York Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, and The Los Angeles Times collectively published dozens of articles about Kushner’s diplomatic role in the war with Iran but never mentioned the conflict.
5. That means more than 97% of the coverage ignored Kushner’s conflict. Of the six articles that covered the conflict, five appeared in the New York Times. The other article originally appeared in Foreign Policy and was republished by the Washington Post.
4. Popular Information analyzed coverage of Kushner’s diplomatic role from the outset of the war with Iran on February 28 to April 19 in 9 major publications.
Only six of the 202 articles covering Kushner’s diplomatic role mentioned his financial conflict of interest with the Saudi government.
3. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the de facto ruler of the country, reportedly lobbied Trump both to initiate and continue the war.
2. Since 2021, Kushner has collected more than $110 million in management fees from the Saudi government.
Now, Kushner has seeking billions more from the Saudis.
1. As Jared Kushner heads to Pakistan to represent the United States in critical talks with Iran, the media is ignoring a historic corruption scandal.
Kushner is serving in this role while on the payroll of the Saudi government.
Let's look at the data.
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Have been wondering when candidates would start talking about this. One of the biggest corruption scandals is U.S. history playing out in real time.
Before Trump started the war in Iran:
Iran was not building a nuclear weapon
The Strait of Hormuz was open
Thousands killed during the war were alive
Trump’s strategy for the war in Iran is to take what he wishes would happen and pretend it has already happened.
It has not been working well.
I have no idea why this event exists. IMO, the purpose of journalism is to interrogate power, not schmooze with it
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7. Notably, Erika Kirk has endorsed Vice President JD Vance for president in 2028. Turning Point PAC’s aggressive fundraising could signal a push to provide Vance with a shadow political infrastructure in advance of a formal campaign.
6. The 500K solicitation is a significant acceleration in fundraising for Turning Point PAC, which has raised less than $10 million since its 2021 founding with about one-third of that funding coming from other Turning Point Entities. The PAC has received a total of five contributions of 100K+
5. On Friday, Trump is scheduled to appear at the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, for a Turning Point USA event. It's part of Erika Kirk's “Build the Red Wall” campaign to secure victories for MAGA candidates in the 2026 and 2028 increasing GOP support in Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada.
4. Kanatsiz is an obscure but well-connected figure in Trump’s political orbit who has hosted events featuring Trump administration officials and powerful members of Congress in DC and Mar-a-Lago.
3. Kanatsiz describes his invitation as “strictly confidential and non-transferable.” The bottom of the message warns, “NOT FOR SHARING — CONFIDENTIAL.” A source shared the email on the condition of anonymity, fearing professional consequences for providing information to a journalist.
2. The offer, emailed to associates by Sinan Kanatsiz offers a “one-on-one meeting and private photo with President Donald Trump” in exchange for a “contribution of $500,000 to TPUSA PAC.”
Kanatsiz confirmed the authenticity of the offer in an phone interview.
1. For $500,000, you can have a one-on-one meeting with Trump tomorrow, according to an email solicitation obtained by Popular Information.
Follow this thread for details.
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Hey thanks. Appreciate that
Those are all valid points, but Goldenvoice is a fully owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation.
Different kinds of contributions are reported to the IRS or the FEC. That's where I got them. We won't know about 2026 donations for a while.
Is 9:18 AM too early for lunch?
