CNN published a deeply misleading story and headline suggesting that my diplomatic work in the Middle East somehow benefited investments in Israeli defense companies.
But CNN’s own reporting says otherwise. Buried behind a paywall, it acknowledges: “CNN found no indication that Kushner’s actions as a diplomat directly affected the investments reviewed.”
Phoenix is not a defense company. It is one of Israel’s largest publicly traded financial institutions, highly regulated and managing approximately $220 billion across thousands of investments.
Think of Phoenix as the Israeli equivalent of Vanguard or Fidelity. It manages the retirement savings of millions of Israelis. The savers don’t choose the individual investments, and neither do I. I have no role in deciding what Phoenix buys or sells. It has performed very well for Affinity and our investors, up more than five times since our initial investment.
Affinity is an SEC-registered investment firm. Our investment in Phoenix is public and dates to before President Trump was re-elected and before I returned to public service. Affinity does not own the defense companies highlighted in CNN’s story.
Those facts make for a less provocative headline, but a much more accurate story.
Misleading stories will not distract me from the work President Trump asked me to do: help end wars, bring people together and pursue peace. That work is too important.
For the last 10 years, I have ignored false and misleading stories about me and focused on the work.
But the cycle has gotten out of control where old lies get repeated as fact, new ones get added, and the record becomes increasingly distorted.
So from time to time, I’m going to respond, not to every allegation. But when the truth matters, I’ll put the facts and supporting information out publicly, and people can judge for themselves.
It was a privilege to meet His Holiness Leo XIV @Pontifex.
We discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine and the need for a just and lasting peace, the situation in the Middle East and the urgent humanitarian needs, as well as the growing danger posed by societal polarisation and AI.
I thanked His Holiness for his unwavering commitment to international law, multilateralism and his clear voice in defence of human dignity.
Children rescued after being kidnapped, drugged and trafficked.
These are the lucky ones, what about the millions of children that are globally missing each year and are never found😭 💔
Never forget why we started.
It always was, and still is about the children.
💞🌹🕊🌍💫
Wir lassen uns nicht von Russlands hybriden Angriffen beeindrucken. Russland will uns verunsichern, unsere Gesellschaft spalten und unser Land schwächen. Wir sind vorbereitet. Als NATO antworten wir schnell und klar. Wir lassen in der Unterstützung der Ukraine nicht nach.
Excellent visit to the First German-Netherlands Corps @1GENLCorps with 🇩🇪 @bundeskanzler and 🇳🇱 @minpres - yet another example of European Allies stepping up
We welcome 🇩🇪🇳🇱 leadership in doing more for our shared security: with troops on the eastern flank, aircraft to keep the skies safe & navies protecting critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea and beyond
🇷🇺 PUTIN: NO HACE FALTA DESMANTELAR LA UE, COLAPSARÁ SOLA
🗣️ Agencia Rusa TASS: Preguntado sobre si Rusia debería desmembrar la Unión Europea, Putin respondió que no es necesario.
💥 "La alianza corrupta colapsará por sí sola debido a sus políticas autodestructivas."
⚠️ Una declaración que refleja la confianza del Kremlin en que las contradicciones internas de la UE la llevarán a su propio declive.
#Putin #UE #Geopolítica #Rusia #UniónEuropea #Colapso
I had the privilege of speaking with @elonmusk this week.
He shared his vision for satellites that deliver internet to every corner of the world, rockets that capture solar energy in space and send it back to Earth, and even moving data centers off the planet.
The vision is extraordinary. But what sets Elon and his team apart is how they execute -- they find a way to make it happen.
I can’t wait to see where this vision takes us next. 🚀
IMPERIA
Now is the time for modern businesswomen to evolve, together. Create individual ownership, foster new opportunities for the next generation, and collaborate to achieve unified power and prosperity.
Thank you, President Trump for bringing together the Oligarchs who run our country. While working families struggle to survive due to your disastrous policies, they are now worth over $1.7 trillion, including:
Elon Musk: $920 billion
Jeff Bezos: $368 billion
Mark Zuckerberg: $250 billion
Jensen Huang: $200 billion
Obscene.
🇷🇺 Putin: On what grounds did they bomb Yugoslavia, Iraq, Syria, and Libya? Were there UN Security Council sanctions? No. They simply decided to do it, they did. That's the essence of international law: they do whatever they want.
I think it's a significant positive step that the leaders of every major American lab have committed to implementing robust internal controls and multiple layers of audits and reviews. This should give people more confidence that the technology each lab is building will work as intended.
For the first time in more than half a century, there are no binding limits on strategic nuclear arsenals.
This undermines the security of the entire international community.
I urge all states to engage constructively with every effort that brings us closer to the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
President Trump stands alongside Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Speaker Mike Johnson, and other tech leaders at the White House as they meet with the press for a gaggle.
El Rey, en la cena de gala ofrecida en honor del presidente de la República Francesa y la primera dama
🗨️ Es en este tiempo convulso cuando más importancia cobra tener una casa de todos los europeos. Es ahora cuando necesitamos la mejor versión de Europa.
🗣️ SR. PRESIDENTE: ¿POR QUÉ IRÁN NO PUEDE Y COREA DEL NORTE SÍ?
❓ “Irán no puede tener armas nucleares… pero ¿por qué Corea del Norte sí puede?”
🤔 “Ah, interesante. Te diré por qué: porque tienen diferente presidente.”
🇰🇵 “Kim Jong Un es amigo mío, y le gusta Trump, como a muchas otras personas.”
😏 “Y yo soy una de las pocas personas que les gusta él.”
⚠️ La coherencia de la no proliferación, según esta lógica, no depende de la bomba: depende de quién esté en el poder.
#Trump #Irán #CoreaDelNorte #Nuclear #Geopolítica #DobleEstándar