Jared Kushner Is Back and Breaking a Vow to Avoid Politics (1)

December 16, 2025, 10:21 PM UTC

For a man who vowed to stay out of the political spotlight, Jared Kushner is finding himself very much in its glare.

He helped clinch a ceasefire agreement and secure the release of hostages in Gaza. He has sat across from Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy— separately — in a bid to negotiate a peace deal over Ukraine. And his private equity firm backed a bid in the politically charged battle for an entertainment empire, before later withdrawing support.

Such engagement might have been expected in Donald Trump’s first administration, where Kushner served as a senior adviser. But ...

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