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Jared Kushner in his forthcoming book describes Steve Bannon as “toxic” and a constant source of trouble.
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Kushner said Bannon exploded on him on more than one occasion.
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In one instance, Bannon threatened to break Kushner “in half”.
Jared Kushner, son-in-law of former President Donald Trump, wrote in his forthcoming memoir that Steve Bannon was a ‘toxic’ entity in the White House and repeatedly threatened him, according to an excerpt from his memoir reported by CNN .
Bannon, who served as chief White House strategist under Trump, was recently found in criminal contempt of Congress after defying a subpoena from the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. Kushner in his book called Bannon a consistent source. problems for him.
“Bannon single-handedly got me into more trouble than anyone else during my time in Washington. He probably leaked and lied about me more than everyone combined. He played dirty and got into the mud of the Russia investigation. But now that he was in trouble, I felt like helping him was the right thing to do,” Kushner wrote in the book, “Breaking History : A White House Memoir”.
In one instance, Bannon became furious with Kushner after he spoke to The New York Times at the request of White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus in an attempt to crush a story that Trump had kicked Preibus and Bannon off. Air Force One.
At the time, Trump was apparently upset that Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from any investigation into Russian election interference.
“Why are you coming to Florida for the day? I don’t need you there. Stay here,” Trump told Priebus and Bannon, according to Kushner.
“There was no reason for Sessions to recuse himself, and this is going to spell disaster,” Trump said, according to Kushner.
Although Trump’s chief of staff asked Kushner to contact the Times about the story, Bannon was apparently furious with him about it.
“How the fuck dare you run from me? If you run from me, I can run from you 28 ways starting Sunday,” Bannon said, according to Kushner’s book.
In another instance, Kushner said Bannon blamed him for confronting him about a leak about Gary Cohn, a senior Trump economic adviser.
“Steve, you gotta stop divulging about Gary,” Kushner told Bannon, according to his book, adding, “We’re trying to build a team here.”
“That’s Cohn leaking on me,” Bannon replied, according to Kushner. Bannon then accused Kushner of “undermining” Trump’s agenda.
“‘Jared, right now you’re the one undermining the president’s agenda,’ he continued, his eyes intense and his voice breaking into a scream. ‘And if you go against me, I’ll break you in two. Don’t fuck with me,” Kushner wrote of the swap.
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