Former President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner said he has no plans to serve in a second Trump administration if the Republican presidential candidate wins the 2024 election in November.
Kushner, who served as one of Trump's top White House advisers during his first term, said Tuesday at the Axios BFD conference in Miami that he is enjoying life in the Sunshine State with his wife Ivanka and three children.
The 43-year-old said he plans to continue working in private equity even if Trump returns to office, saying he has made it clear: “My desire at this stage of my life is to focus on my business.” companies to concentrate.”
He also described his four years in the White House from 2017 to 2021 as “basically four very hectic years” during which he worked around the clock.
Now he lives in Florida with his family and plans to move to a mansion in exclusive Indian Creek known as the “Billionaire’s Bunker.”
Kushner said Tuesday at the Axios BFD conference in Miami that he made “long-term” commitments when he founded his private equity firm
Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and their three children have lived in Florida since former President Trump left office in 2021
As part of the administration, Kushner was involved in an extensive portfolio of tasks, including criminal justice reform, U.S. trade with Mexico and Middle East peace negotiations.
Kushner founded Affinity Partners in the summer of 2021, just months after leaving the White House. He said Tuesday that he made “long-term” commitments when he founded the company.
Jared and Ivanka's time as unpaid White House advisers in the Trump administration raised ethical concerns due to potential conflicts of interest.
The couple earned between $172 million and $640 million in outside income while working in the White House.
Six months after President Trump left office, Jared reportedly secured a $2 billion investment in his private equity firm from a Saudi sovereign wealth fund led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, raising further questions. The crown prince was a close ally of Kushner during his time in the Trump administration.
Jared and Ivanka, who both served as senior advisers in the Trump administration, were in the White House in December 2019
Kushner and Trump are seen with Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh in May 2017
Kushner is seen among Saudi Arabian officials at the White House in March 2018
According to a Portal report, Kushner's firm received more than $3 billion in commitments by the end of 2021 alone, despite having little to no experience in private equity before launching the fund.
Information about specific investors was not disclosed, but Affinity targeted American institutions and foreign investment institutions.
While Kushner firmly denied any current interest in returning to Washington, he left the door open to changing his mind.
“Nothing in my life has gone according to the plans I said,” Kushner said Tuesday. “That was the only consistent thing.”
But when it comes to the former president having to put together a future White House team should he win the election, Kushner said he believes the former president can build his team based on the people available.