Kushner’s “arrogance” set back the coronavirus response by weeks

Trump's obsession with settling scores in the wake of his impeachment and the "princely arrogance" of his son-in-law Jared Kushner delayed the response from the White House in the critical early days of the coronavirus outbreak, numerous Republicans and administration officials told Vanity Fair's Gabe Sherman.

As the number of coronavirus cases in New York reached 4,000, Trump continued to fume about impeachment while dismissing concerns about the outbreak, a Republican in frequent contact with the administration told Sherman.

"Trump was obsessed with Pelosi, Schiff, the media — just obsessed," the source said of the president. "He would say, 'They're using it against me!' It was unhinged."

When Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar tried to warn Trump about the virus, the president repeatedly interrupted him to lament his decision to ban certain vaping products, according to the report. Kushner also dismissed concerns from Azar and other officials.

"Jared kept saying the stock market would go down, and Trump wouldn't get re-elected," a Republican familiar with the situation told Sherman. A source close to Kushner denied the claim.

https://www.salon.com/2020/04/29/jared-kushners-princely-arrogance-set-back-the-coronavirus-response-by-weeks-report/