Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• Kushner advises Trump on Middle East policy while receiving tens of millions annually from Saudi Arabia and UAE — Jared Kushner, who committed in February 2024 not to advise Trump if he won re-election, has taken a central role advising President Trump on Middle East policy. Kushner simultaneously receives approximately $25 million annually from the Saudi government and collects fees from other Middle Eastern governments through his firm Affinity Partners. Since 2021, Affinity Partners has raised $4.8 billion, nearly 99% from foreign sources, primarily Middle Eastern governments. Kushner met with Trump's Middle East envoy and Israeli officials in Miami on Monday to discuss ceasefire proposals, and visited the White House two weeks prior with Tony Blair to advise on Gaza reconstruction plans.
• Kushner breaks public commitment not to advise Trump in second term — In a February 2024 interview with Axios, Kushner stated he would not resume his role advising Trump if he won re-election, citing commitments to run his private equity firm Affinity Partners "for the long term" and that his "commitment is to my investors, to my firm, to my employees, [and] to my partners." When pressed about whether his billions in investments from Saudi Arabia and UAE would make foreign policy work "very difficult," Kushner replied, "I'm an investor now." Kushner has now taken a central advisory role on Middle East policy in Trump's second term, directly contradicting his public statement.