Jared Kushner is a 'hidden genius,' says Nikki Haley


Jared Kushner, much like many geniuses before him, is simply misunderstood.
In the Tuesday press conference announcing her resignation, outgoing United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley referred to Kushner, senior adviser to President Trump, as a "hidden genius that no one understands."
"I can't say enough good things about Jared and Ivanka," said Haley, referring also to Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter, who is married to Kushner and serves as a fellow adviser in the White House.
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Praising the entire Trump family, Haley said that Kushner and Trump "do a lot of things behind the scenes that I wish more people knew about." Kushner is applying his behind-the-scenes-genius on Thursday to meet with rapper Kanye West. He also worked with Haley on the so far nonexistent Middle East Peace Plan, which she said was "so unbelievably well done."
Ivanka Trump's tweet shortly after Haley's announcement shows the appreciation is mutual. "Jared and I are grateful for her friendship," she wrote, "a true blessing in our lives!" Summer Meza
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