Ivanka Trump Blasted for Post About Jared Kushner

Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of former President Donald Trump, is facing backlash on social media over a post about her husband, Jared Kushner.

On Sunday, Ivanka Trump posted a video of Kushner on X, formerly Twitter, promoting a go-getter attitude to podcaster Lex Fridman. In the clip, which was recorded in October 2023, Kushner said how "if you want to accomplish something, you just have to go at it."

"I just think it's just something where, if you want to accomplish something, you know, a lot of people, I hear, complain about what other people do or why it's hard, or why it's impossible," Kushner told Fridman in the clip.

As Ivanka Trump shared the clip she claimed she had received a number of compliments on her husband's discussion and optimism.

"I've received a remarkable number of gracious compliments on @jaredkushner's recent in-depth discussion with @lexfridman. I personally love this clip as it reveals the determined optimist who firmly believes that there's always a solution if you're willing to try enough paths. I love this about Jared...and it's a good reminder as we start the new year!" Ivanka Trump wrote on X.

However, in response to her post, some took to X to criticize Ivanka and her husband over the supposed difficulties he had to overcome in order to succeed in life by pointing to the wealth they both were born into.

While working as Donald Trump's White House advisers, Kushner and Ivanka did not receive wages, but they did earn millions in outside revenue, according to a report by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which assessed the couple's financial disclosures.

Newsweek has reached out to Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner via email for comment.

Among the critics was Donald Trump's estranged niece, Mary Trump, who wrote on X, "There's nothing like 2 billion dollars in Saudi blood money to keep you optimistic."

Mary Trump's comments seemingly refer to Kushner securing roughly $2 billion in funding from the government in Saudi Arabia six months after leaving the White House.

Kushner worked closely on Middle East policy when serving as an adviser in his father-in-law's White House administration.

According to The New York Times, Kushner, who founded investment firm Affinity Partners after leaving the White House in 2021, secured $2 billion in funding and received the unprecedented go-ahead to invest the money in businesses and opportunities in Israel.

However, despite receiving the funding some years ago, The Wall Street Journal in August reported that Kushner is only now on the cusp of making his first investment on behalf of Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, the report added that Kushner has collected "tens of millions in management fees each year," while not making any investments.

Kushner defended this arrangement, telling the outlet that this was due to the fact that Affinity Partners opened amid a turbulent time for investment, further crediting his firm for its patience.

"Deployment has been slower than expected because we maintained high standards," Kushner said. "In retrospect, I'm glad we didn't follow the herd."

Other X users have also criticized Kushner for the $2 billion on Sunday, adding that they would not want to take advice on how to be successful from him.

Brian Brewer wrote on X, "I'd like to think I'd have a better moral compass, but there is a chance the Saudis could turn me into a determined optimist for $2B."

Another X user, Bradley P. Moss said, "Two nepo[tism] babies born with 24-carat gold spoons in their mouths, who went into their daddy's businesses instead of getting real jobs, and who are now funded by $2 billion in Saudi money, want to tell you about how to be successful."

While attorney and legal analyst on CNN, Jeffrey Evan Gold, simply said, "$2B is easy money when you're willing to trade your soul."