Jared Kushner

 

“White House adviser Jared Kushner described Black America's issues with inequality and racism as ‘complaining’ in an interview Monday. ‘The thing we've seen in the Black community, which is mostly Democrat,’ he said on ‘Fox & Friends,’ ‘is that President Trump's policies are the policies that can help people break out of the problems that they're complaining about, but he can't want them to be successful more than they want to be successful.’

“Kushner's words appeared to blame Black Americans' disproportionate lack of wealth and job opportunities, as well as health disparities and other inequalities, on a lack of drive — suggesting that the problem is that Black Americans don't 'want' success enough. However, his comments did not address the roots of systemic racism.

“‘This dismissive approach to the issues that Black voters care about is indicative of Trump's callousness and disregard for the lives of Black people,’ Brandon Gassaway, the Democratic National Committee's national press secretary, said in a statement. ‘We cannot afford another four years of a White House that does not take our voices seriously and tells us to be grateful for whatever scraps are left over from the bargaining table. We need leaders who not only value our input but prioritize and act upon it. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are those leaders, and Black voters will continue to show up to the polls in record numbers to ensure that Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, and this failed administration get the message.’…” (NBC).