Jared Kushner proved the only useful Trump in government

Published February 26, 2021 4:19pm ET



Former President Donald Trump’s ascendancy was a rebuke of American dynasties as he buried Jeb Bush in the 2016 primary and then defeated 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in the general election. But the former president seems keen to make his family a new one.

Despite never previously lived in Florida, Ivanka Trump was briefly touted as a potential primary competitor for Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat. Lara Trump, whose pre-2016 professional experience consisted of producing a tabloid TV show, is seriously considering running for a North Carolina Senate seat in 2022. And evidently, Trump’s inner circle endorses this.

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