But Kushner’s team is causing confusion among many officials involved in the response, who say they are unsure who is in charge given Kushner’s dual role as senior adviser and Trump family member. Some have privately dubbed his team a “shadow task force” whose requests they interpret as orders they must balance with regular response efforts. Jared Kushner listens as President Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement on the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 29. Vice President Pence and President Trump speak with his coronavirus task force during a briefing at the White House on March 18. But Kushner operates from a nearly untouchable perch within the White House hierarchy, which has worried some officials.

Source: Washington Post March 18, 2020 23:02 UTC