Jared Kushner reveals he will NOT serve in father-in-law Donald Trump’s White House if he wins in 2024: says he’s focused on Ivanka and his kids and his private equity firm
Former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, said he has no plans to serve in a second Trump administration if the Republican presidential candidate wins the 2024 election in November.
Kushner, who was one of Trump’s top White House advisers during his first term, told the Axios BFD conference in Miami on Tuesday that he is enjoying life in the Sunshine State with his wife Ivanka and their three children.
The 43-year-old said he plans to continue working in private equity even if Trump returns to power. He said he was clear: “My desire at this stage of my life is to focus on my business.”
He also described his four years in the White House from 2017 to 2021 as “essentially four very hectic years” of working around the clock.
Now living in Florida with his family, he plans to move to a mansion in exclusive Indian Creek known as the “Billionaire Bunker.”
Kushner said Tuesday at the Axios BFD conference in Miami that he has made “long-term” commitments in building his private equity firm
Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and their three children have been living in Florida since former President Trump left office in 2021
While in the administration, Kushner handled an extensive portfolio of work, including criminal justice reform, U.S. trade with Mexico and peace negotiations in the Middle East.
Kushner launched Affinity Partners in the summer of 2021, just months after leaving the White House. He said Tuesday that he made “long-term” commitments at the company’s launch.
Jared and Ivanka’s time as unpaid White House advisers in the Trump administration raised ethical concerns due to potential conflicts of interest.
The couple earned between $172 million and $640 million in outside income while working in the White House.
Six months after President Trump left office, Jared secured a $2 billion investment in his private equity firm from a Saudi sovereign wealth fund led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, raising further questions. The crown prince was a close ally of Kushner during his time in the Trump administration.
Jared and Ivanka, who both served as senior advisers in the Trump administration, stood at the White House in December 2019
Kushner and Trump are seen with Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh in May 2017
Kushner is seen at the White House in March 2018 among officials from Saudi Arabia
By the end of 2021 alone, Kushner’s firm received commitments of more than $3 billion, according to a Reuters report, despite previously having little to no private equity experience before launching the fund.
Information about specific investors was not disclosed, but Affinity targeted U.S. institutions and foreign investment institutions.
Although Kushner firmly rejected any current interest in returning to Washington, he did leave the door open to change his mind.
“Nothing in my life has gone according to the plans I said,” Kushner said Tuesday. “That’s been the only consistent thing.”
But when it comes to the former president having to build a future White House team if he wins the election, Kushner said he believes the former president will be able to build his team based on the people available.