Jared Kushner and Hope Hicks have a whole new problem
Things aren’t going well right now for Hope Hicks, who is sick with coronavirus, or for Jared Kushner, who’s watching his father in law’s failed presidency crumble. Now it turns out they both have a whole new problem, and it actually relates back to one of the biggest scandals of the Trump regime.
Trump White House official Olivia Troye, who recently resigned and endorsed Joe Biden, tweeted this last night: “It is well known that Jared Kushner/Hope Hicks were the ‘geniuses’ behind the Lafayette Square incident. They thought ‘showing the protestors’ & the Bible moment was a campaign win. Law enforcement were used for this political circus. Now that I’ve left the White House Can one of my former colleagues tell me if it’s the same chief of staff, family members & comms people who thought today’s joyride would be a winning “campaign” moment? Because once again, you put the lives of many at risk for the pomp & circumstance of a photo op.”
This is notable because, while there had been some reporting that Hope Hicks and Ivanka Trump had been behind the Bible stunt, it’s news to us that Hicks and Jared Kushner were behind the decision to tear gas the peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square. This is a big deal because that gassing was a criminal act, and whoever ordered it is surely facing felony charges if Trump loses the election. The reporting up to now had been that Bill Barr made the call, but now Hicks and Kushner have something to worry about.
