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Jared Kushner responds to New Yorker article on his business dealings

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Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump and a U.S. special envoy, published a lengthy written response on Thursday to a September New Yorker article about his business dealings. The article, titled “Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy,” raised possible conflicts of interest tied to his private equity work before he returned to government service. Kushner disputes the article’s suggestion that foreign businesspeople invested with him in 2021 to gain influence over the U.S. government. He said he had long left the allegations unanswered but now believes repeated claims come to be accepted as fact. The New Yorker did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Kushner posted his response on his personal website.

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  1. Jared Kushner published a lengthy response on Thursday disputing a September New Yorker article about his business dealings.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    Washington Examiner, New York Post

  2. The New Yorker article, titled “Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy,” raised possible conflicts of interest from his business dealings before he returned to government service.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    Washington Examiner, New York Post

  3. Kushner disputes the article’s suggestion that foreign businesspeople invested with him in 2021 to gain influence over the U.S. government.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  4. Kushner says he had left inaccurate allegations unanswered but now believes repeated claims come to be accepted as fact.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    Washington Examiner, New York Post

  5. The New Yorker did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  6. The Daily Beast says Kushner’s post included a statement about his time at Harvard.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The New Yorker article relies on misleading claims and ignores evidence that contradicts its conclusions.

    Kushner and the right-side outlets say the article is misleading and overlooks contrary documents. The New Yorker had not responded to a request for comment in the supplied coverage.

  • Foreign businesspeople invested with Kushner in 2021 to gain influence over the U.S. government.

    The New Yorker article suggests this. Kushner disputes it and says the investments came two years before Trump.

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    1 outlet

    The only left-side coverage is from the Far Left Daily Beast, whose headline calls a remark in Kushner’s post a “Stunning Admission” about his education, a framing the right-side headlines do not use.

    Jared Kushner, 45, Drops Sensational language“Stunning Admission”“Stunning” asserts a reaction to the remark that the reporting does not establish.More neutral: RemarkDisagree with this highlight? About His Education
    The Daily BeastFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Both right-side headlines center Kushner’s rebuttal, the Washington Examiner quoting his own phrase “My own fact check” and the New York Post calling his post a “fact check” against the New Yorker’s “Dollar Diplomacy” story, rather than describing the article’s claims in the headline.

    Jared Kushner releases lengthy ‘fact check’ against New Yorker story on his ‘dollar diplomacy’ — tells The Post, ‘People can judge for themselves’
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    furiouslyglaring admissionStunning Admission

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right0

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In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    furiouslyMore neutral: trying to push back

    “Furiously” characterizes Kushner’s emotional state, which the article does not report.

    Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is furiously trying to push back on coverage of him, but in doing so, he made one glaring…

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    glaring admissionMore neutral: statement about his time at Harvard

    “Glaring” implies a damaging revelation that the excerpt does not show.

    …furiously trying to push back on coverage of him, but in doing so, he made one glaring admission about his time at Harvard.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Stunning AdmissionMore neutral: Remark

    “Stunning” asserts a reaction to the remark that the reporting does not establish.

    Jared Kushner, 45, Drops Stunning Admission About His Education

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • a remark about his Harvard education
  • Kushner’s pushback against the New Yorker profile
  • the New Yorker profile as an exposé

Leaves out

  • Kushner’s denial that the 2021 foreign investments were meant to gain influence
  • the New Yorker’s lack of response to a request for comment

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Jared Kushner, 45, Drops Sensational language“Stunning Admission”“Stunning” asserts a reaction to the remark that the reporting does not establish.More neutral: RemarkDisagree with this highlight? About His Education

    Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is Sensational language“furiously”“Furiously” characterizes Kushner’s emotional state, which the article does not report.More neutral: trying to push backDisagree with this highlight? trying to push back on coverage of him, but in doing so, he made one Sensational language“glaring admission”“Glaring” implies a damaging revelation that the excerpt does not show.More neutral: statement about his time at HarvardDisagree with this highlight? about his time at Harvard. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Kushner’s rebuttal of the New Yorker claims
  • his point that false claims are believed when repeated
  • his denial that foreign investors sought influence
  • his 14-point response posted online

Leaves out

  • the Daily Beast’s report of a statement about his time at Harvard

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • New York PostRight

    Jared Kushner releases lengthy ‘fact check’ against New Yorker story on his ‘dollar diplomacy’ — tells The Post, ‘People can judge for themselves’

    “For years, I let the stories go unanswered,” Kushner told The Post on why he chose to speak out. “I focused on my work, but when false claims get repeated enough, people start believing them."

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • Washington ExaminerRight

    Kushner pushes back against accusations of improper business dealings: ‘My own fact check’

    Jared Kushner is pushing back against allegations of improper business dealings raised in a recent New Yorker article, arguing that the story relies on misleading claims and overlooks documents and other evidence that contradict its conclusions. …

    Read at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    1 hr 31 min later

    Its first report, Oct 8, 2:43 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    First to report

    Washington Examiner, Oct 8, 1:12 PM EDT

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  1. Washington ExaminerRightOct 8, 1:12 PM EDT
  2. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 8, 2:43 PM EDT
  3. New York PostRightOct 8, 7:35 PM EDT

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