Throughout the 2016 election, Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, the Green Party, and even Independents were in a dead heat for the largest and most coveted voting bloc of any election before, millennials.
Millennials are concerned about many issues, including finding gainful employment, their student loans, healthcare, and even PC culture. Yet, for many millennials, they felt like their voice wasn’t being heard, and that politicians were only after them for their vote and they’re not influential enough to have any say in government.
Well, America, you’ve got your wish. Meet Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President-Elect Donald Trump, and the most powerful and influential millennial in America.
Kushner, 35, was born into an orthodox Jewish household in New Jersey, completed his bachelor’s at Harvard, and picked up his law degree and MBA from NYU.
Kushner and Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, married in 2009, and the two have been more involved than anyone in Donald’s business and his successful presidential campaign.
Now, Kushner is helping shape the Trump administration. BIGLY.
After Trump was officially elected president on November 9th, Kushner went to work. His first play? Getting his father-in-law to purge Trump transition leader Chris Christie and everyone he’s associated with and replace him with Vice President-Elect Mike Pence.
“There are people who are in and people who are out,” former Congressman Mike Rogers, who was ousted on Monday, told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Tuesday night. “And the people who have been asked to move on have some relationship with Chris Christie.”
Sources are saying that Kushner is at the center of the transition “infighting” and shaping the direction of where the administration is heading. That’s huge.
No matter who President-Elect Trump decides to bring in his cabinet and administration, Kushner will be closely advising him on it. Name a single millennial besides Ivanka who has that kind of political power?
Sure, you can make the argument that Kushner came from an affluent background, and didn’t have to work as hard for what he’s earned. And I’ll point to all the Hollywood A-list celebrities, tech moguls, athletes, and Lena Dunham, who are rich and popular, but have zero political influence when it comes to shaping our government.
Maybe Kushner is the first domino to fall in having the rest of the world take millennials seriously, and for that, he’s doing our generation a great service.
