Jared Kushner, the influential son of Donald Trump

Ivanka Trump married since 2009, Jared Kushner is one of the powerbrokers who helped Donald Trump's election.

Thursday when Donald Trump visited the White House at the invitation of Barack Obama, he was surrounded by a few faithful. Among them was Jared Kushner, his son, married since 2009 to the eldest daughter of the elected president, Ivanka. Like his father, Jared Kushner is from a wealthy New York family, is a developer and diversified its investments, notably by buying the "New York Observer" in 2006, taking advice from Rupert Murdoch. Very discreet, always alongside Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner has not made waves during the presidential campaign of Donald Trump.But it would be one of the gray eminences that enabled the election of billionaire. His presence at the White House last week attests well -Politico has even mentioned as a potential candidate for the General Secretariat of the White House post finally awarded Reince Priebus, head of the Republican Party.

Jared Kushner at the White House with the current secretary general Denis McDonough, November 10, 2016.© Ron Sachs / SIPA

Jared Kushner would be one that blew Donald Trump the idea of a visit to Mexico in its presidential campaign . Having spent months criticizing the country and its nationals who immigrate to the United States (and have treated "rapists and thieves"), Donald Trump met with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.

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Defender Donald Trump

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump vote in New York with the oldest of their three children, 8 November 2016.© Carlo Allegri / Reuters

Kushner, who is his friend Rupert Murdoch and his then wife Wendi Deng to have rabiboché with Ivanka Trump after a break at the beginning of their relationship, recently spoke during the campaign. But after Donald Trump shared a picture of Hillary Clinton with a yellow Star of David considered anti-Semitic, Jared Kushner had defended him by publishing a letter on the website of the " Observer ", "Donald Trump I know" ."Journalists, even those who work for me in the" Observer ", have not always right. While I respect his opinion [that of Dana Schwartz], I want to show another side to explain my disagreement. "

The investor, grand-son of Holocaust survivors in Poland, then wrote: "My father is an incredibly loving and tolerant person, who accepted my family and our Judaism since I started dating my wife. His support was unwavering and sincere. "Ivanka Trump was also converted to Judaism to marry Jared Kushner, and regularly speaks and openly report to the religion to which she converted.

Lasting grudge against Chris Christie

Charles Kushner surrounded by his lawyers in August 2004.© CHRIS Hondros / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

Harvard graduate -his father had donated $ 2.5 million to the university, says the " Telegraph " - Jared Kushner saw the family prestige in smoke when his father pleaded guilty to tax evasion , witness tampering and proposals for illegal campaign donations. Charles Kushner, then a major donor of the Democratic Party, was sentenced to two years in prison. The case had turned sordid when Charles Kushner, wanting revenge for his sister who cooperated with the investigation against him had hired a prostitute to seduce her husband. He had placed hidden cameras in the hotel room where the "encounter" took place ... and sent the video to his sister Esther, hoping to blackmail her for she does not testify.

Behind these lawsuits was Chris Christie, the current governor of New Jersey, who was then the state prosecutor. The thirties had retained a severe resentment would explain why Christie support of Donald Trump, was not chosen as his vice president.

Charles Kushner, who served a sentence of 14 months in a federal prison in Alabama, entered fully into the Trump clan. During the campaign, he made a $ 100 000 donation and hosted a reception in honor of the Republican candidate. To spice things up, his brother Murray, longtime supporter of the Conservative Party, supported him, Chris Christie, says "Haaretz ".

Battle between brothers

Joshua Kushner and his girlfriend, supermodel Karlie Kloss in April 2016.© Frank Lewis / Startraks / ABACA

But among Kushner, is the opposition between brothers are not limited to and Charles Murray. Joshua, the youngest of Jared also a graduate of Harvard, assured this summer he would vote for Hillary Clinton. The thirties, which ensured through a spokesman to be "a longtime Democrat," is at the head of an investment company and set up a start-up that allows users to purchase health insurance through ... Obamacare.

Oscar Insurance Corp. suffered major losses last year, says " Bloomberg " estimated at $ 2.7 billion in 2015 thanks to its 130,000 customers, it lost $ 105 million this year and more than 80 million at the beginning 2016. Its future will be largely dependent on the decision with respect to the reform of the health system adopted by the Obama administration ... and that will be taken by Donald Trump.