To: longnshort who wrote (1208272 ) 3/11/2020 11:03:59 PM From: sylvester80 Respond to of 1573215 Report: Jared Kushner Is “Researching” the Coronavirus, Will Tell the Government What to Do Soon The first son-in-law is pausing his work bringing peace to the Middle East to focus on the pandemic. BY BESS LEVIN MARCH 11, 2020vanityfair.com If you’re a sentient being living in the world right now, there’s a good chance that you have a minimum level of anxiety about the novel coronavirus that, contrary to some people’s claims , kills many more people than the flu, by a factor of 10. If you’re living in the United States, that anxiety might be heightened by the fact that a certifiable moron is in charge of the country which, combined with the gutting of vital agencies, plus a fear among top officials of telling him things he doesn’t want to hear, has led to a hugely botched response to stopping the spread of the virus. But today brings news that we‘re confident will totally put your worries to rest. Whereas last night you might have tossed and turned with fright about what the next days, weeks, and months could hold, tonight you’ll sleep like a baby, content in the knowledge that everything is going to be fine. Scratch that, better than fine. Great, even. Whereas terror might have gripped your waking moments, now there will only be a sense of calm. Why? Because Jared Kushner is on the case. Politico reports that the first son-in-law has taken time out of his busy schedule solving peace in the Middle East to devote his considerable talents to the coronavirus. Don’t you feel better already ? At the White House, some of Trump’s closest aides have debated whether an emergency declaration is needed to ensure those resources are available. But they have yet to make a recommendation to Trump, according to the people familiar with the situation. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is pushing for the designation but Vice President Mike Pence, who Trump tapped to lead the administration’s coronavirus response, doesn’t want Trump to act until Congress passes a stimulus package, according to two of the people. There’s no deadline for a decision, but one of the people familiar with the talks said the task force will not give Trump its final verdict until Jared Kushner, the president’s senior adviser and son-in-law, finishes his research and comes to a conclusion himself. Now, some of you may be wondering to yourselves, Hey wait a second, what does Kushner know about pandemics? Isn’t he best known for a disastrous real estate deal and little else? And the answer to that question is yes, but he’s also known for so much more, such as: Screwing up his financial disclosure forms more than three dozen times ; Requiring a $2.5 million pledge by his ex-con father to get into the college of his choice; Registering to vote as a woman ; Passing a prank call from a comedian pretending to be Senator Bob Menendez on to the president ; Ruining a New York City newspaper he bought with his father’s money; Unwittingly becoming the pawn of not one but two princes ; Pitching a Middle East peace plan described as “the Monty Python sketch of Israeli-Palestinian peace initiatives.” On the other hand, he did read a whole 25 books about said Israel–Palestine conflict, so maybe if he really wears out his library card in the epidemiology section he’ll be able to crack this thing.