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Kushner will not join second Trump administration, may advise on Middle East

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(NewsNation) — President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will not return to the White House for a role in the second administration, the Financial Times reported Friday, but he could advise on Middle East policy.

Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump, served as one of Trump’s senior advisers from 2017 to 2021.

Also the former director of the Office of American Innovation, Kushner led the authoring of the Trump peace plan, a proposal by the Trump administration to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, under the first administration.


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He facilitated talks to sign the Abraham Accords, which are bilateral peace agreements between Israel and other Arab states in 2020.