Grisham: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump considered themselves “phantom president and first lady”

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Grisham – during an interview on CNN’s “New Day” about his book “I’ll Take Your Questions Now” – said that Kushner “was really intoxicating with power” and would be part of initiatives he was not qualified to participate.

“He would dive into those areas where I know he had absolutely no expertise. And, you know, pretend to save the day and then he would go. And, you know, there was a running joke in the White House that when things got really tough they suddenly disappeared on vacation, ”Grisham said.

“He was tough to handle and I think he got really exhilarating with the power. I don’t think he left the best version of himself there, ”she added.

Jared Kushner “would dive into these areas where I know he had absolutely no expertise and… pretend to save the day and then he would go,” ex-Trump Press Sec. says Stéphanie Grisham. “I believe he and Ivanka sort of thought they were a phantom president and a first lady.” pic.twitter.com/0cGX68JxTg

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Grisham’s new comments on Ivanka Trump and Kushner – whom she said she dubbed “the interns” while in the White House – came on the morning of her book’s release. News organizations that obtained the first copies have already reported a number of startling and scathing revelations from his four years in the service of the Trump administration.

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The former press secretary told CNN that Kushner, whom she calls “Rasputin in a fitted suit” in the book, “did what he wanted and no one challenged him,” citing a case where the The president’s son-in-law and senior adviser defied the chief of staff’s rules on hiring staff.

She said she believed that although Kushner was “a smart man,” Ivanka Trump is “the brain” and “the smartest,” noting that she “controls her image very well” and remains calm and controlled in person. , which, Grisham said, “is different from his father.”

She also said Ivanka Trump and Kushner believed they were the royal family, highlighting the State Dinner with the Queen as the couple believed they should be a part of whatever activities the President and the First Lady have. were participating, something she thought was “really inappropriate.”

Grisham, in the book, recalls a scene from his time at the White House where Ivanka Trump and Kushner were prevented from attending a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II due to a lack of space in a helicopter.

But more often than not, they got what they wanted, Grisham said. She recalled that during the administration’s last overseas trip to India, Ivanka Trump and Kushner were negotiating the stops the administration would make, and they were part of the tour that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was giving to the President and the first lady.

“They were still there and it was really inappropriate. And that would upset Ms Trump because she’s a big fan of the rules in terms of protocol and so on, and that was really inappropriate, ”Grisham said.

“So we in the east wing would do what we could to stop it or mitigate it,” she added, “but at the end of the day it’s her daughter and son-in-law, and no one could get around them. ”