White House senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks during the Saban Forum 2017 in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)Opinion writerThe New York Times reports:Senior American officials were worried. Since the early months of the Trump administration, Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and Middle East adviser, had been having private, informal conversations with Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the favorite son of Saudi Arabia’s king. Third, Kushner — whether because he has financial interests or because he’s easily bamboozled — has lost track of where his loyalties should lie. Esteban Illades: A parting president’s last insult to Mexicans: A medal for Jared KushnerThe Post’s View: The Saudi ambassador lied point-blank about a journalist’s murder.

Source: Washington Post December 10, 2018 16:16 UTC