Senior White House Advisor Jared Kushner to CNN: Fire 20 percent of your staff

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President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner is still upset with CNN. Kushner met with Gary Ginsberg, a top executive at Time Warner, CNN’s parent company. In the meeting, Kushner told Ginsberg CNN should fire 20 percent of its staff because of its coverage of the 2016 presidential election. A White House official said that Kushner’s remark wasn’t serious, and that he “was simply trying to make a point.” It seems like the Trump administration’s feud with CNN isn’t going away. When Kushner took more control of his father-in-law’s presidential campaign, he started complaining to CNN executives about its Trump coverage. He was particularly angry after CNN fact-checked a speech Trump gave on June 22 and threatened to keep campaign members from appearing on the network.


Senior White House Advisor Jared Kushner to CNN: Fire 20 percent of your staff