Jared Kushner is brimming with confidence as he dives into two of the most difficult issues in politics: Middle East peace and immigration reform
Kushner also viewed the conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe as a personal victory and a green light to ramp up his public presence in D.C., allies say. His longshot policy efforts have the blessing of acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who made clear when he took the reins from Kelly that he would not get in Kushner’s way.
Since arriving in Washington, Kushner has prided himself on his ability to bridge gaping partisan divides over lavish dinners at his home and intimate White House meetings. And he’s had one bipartisan success: a major criminal justice bill thatand was signed into law last December. He also played a critical role in putting together the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, which the White House is now pressing the Democratic House to take up.
“What we observed during the shutdown was that everyone on the Republican side was willing to say what they were against but nobody was willing to say what they were for,” said a senior administration official. “I wouldn’t underestimate the president’s belief that he wrote the book on the ultimate deal and this is the ultimate deal, the ultimate unresolved regional challenge," said the Washington Institute's David Makovsky. “I do wonder if any of these advisers, on their own, would have pursued a home-run strategy given what they know today without the push from the top.”
“I talked to him last night and I said, 'Listen: What’s the use of being up here if you don't take on the most difficult things?'" said Sen. Lindsey Graham , the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman. “Uniting the party behind merit-based immigration and border security is a big accomplishment.”
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