He went to Jared

27 March 2017 By Tom Buerkle Follow @tombuerkle

Donald Trump wants his son-in-law to harness business nous to make Washington work better. Jared Kushner was AWOL during last week’s healthcare fiasco and his family may be seeking Chinese cash to bail out its property business. His record offers little that government needs.

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President Donald Trump plans to announce that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will head a new effort to overhaul the federal government with business expertise, according to news reports on March 26 and 27.

A new White House Office of American Innovation will tap business leaders, particularly in the technology field, to inject fresh thinking into Washington and improve the effectiveness of agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs.

"The government should be run like a great American company," Kushner told the Washington Post. "Our hope is that we can achieve successes and efficiencies for our customers, who are the citizens."

Anbang Insurance, a big Chinese insurer, is in advanced talks to provide as much as half of the $2.5 billion in equity for the planned redevelopment of a Kushner family property in New York City, the Wall Street Journal reported on March 21, citing people close to the negotiations.

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