Van Jones questions Jared Kushner about his ‘very small resume’ but Twitter questions him about his interview skills
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner talked to Van Jones about foreign policy, the Kashoggi case prison reform, but people are talking more about why it wasn't a tougher interview
Van Jones wants Jared Kushner to explain to the American public what qualifies him to take on the tasks he’s been assigned as a senior adviser to President Trump.
But while Kushner routinely attracts political criticism, he wasn’t the only one that wound up taking jabs after the interview was over.
Monday, during CNN’s CITIZEN political forum, Jones pointed out Kushner’s “very small resume,” compared to his “big portfolio” in the White House.
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“Why should we have confidence in you to do all this stuff?” Jones asked the real estate scion who is best known for being the son-in-law of Donald Trump.
“I think the first thing is that the president trusts me,” Kushner replied. “I think he knows that every task he’s given me, from the start of the campaign through, I’ve been able to do it quietly, I’ve been able to do it effectively, I’ve been able to deliver results.”
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CNN's Van Jones: "Why should we have confidence in you to do all this stuff?"
Jared Kushner: "The President trusts me. I think he knows that every task he's given me … I've been able to do it effectively, I've been able to deliver results" #CITIZENCNN pic.twitter.com/Bboxmrkr1b
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 22, 2018
During the sit down, revealed how he advised Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to handle of the investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
“Do you trust the Saudis to investigate themselves?” Jones asked.
“We’re getting facts in from multiple places,” Kushner responded. “Once those facts come in, the Secretary of State will work with our national security team to help us determine what we want to believe, and what we think is credible, and what we think is not credible.”
Jones: “What kind of advice have you given (Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman) in this whole situation?”
Kushner: “Just to be transparent. To be fully transparent. The world is watching” #CITIZENCNN pic.twitter.com/wHJNQ8dez5
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 22, 2018
But while the conversation was fairly civil, some on social media have criticized Jones for not being hard hitting during the interview. Many on social media laid into Jones, accusing him of throwing “softball” questions at Kushner like inquiries about his “power couple” relationship with wife Ivanka Trump and whether or not he’s “having fun” before he even got to any mention of Kashoggi.
Here are a few examples of the criticism:
https://twitter.com/BillCorbett/status/1054373769320521729
Van Jones interviewing Jared Kushner right now: "How did you get this job? You have like the dopest job in the world, the secretary of everything…how did you wind up in this position?"
This why you shouldn't compare journalism to being a media personality reason #5091.
— Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) October 22, 2018
I don’t know what happened to @VanJones68. Frankly, I just hope that it isn’t contagious.
— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) October 22, 2018
View the full interview below:
