Kushner “Can’t Commit” Election Won’t Be Postponed

From a lengthy interview with Time Magazine:

Jared Kushner himself had previously told TIME that Trump’s pitch to voters this fall was going to focus on a booming economy. Now, Trump is trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in both national and swing-state polls. Kushner said Trump is “looking forward” to debating Biden and dismissed the polls as “inaccurate.”

When asked if there was a chance the presidential election could be postponed past November 3 due to the pandemic, Kushner said that isn’t his decision. “I’m not sure I can commit one way or the other, but right now that’s the plan,” he said.

“Hopefully by the time we get to September, October, November, we’ve done enough work with testing and with all the different things we’re trying to do to prevent a future outbreak of the magnitude that would make us shut down again,” Kushner continued.

Jared Kushner, asked about holding the presidential election on November 3: “I’m not sure I can commit one way or the other, but right now that’s the plan.” https://t.co/x8dp61iIdS

— Charles Я. Davis (@charliearchy) May 12, 2020

Jared Kushner tells @TIME that the general election will be about who Americans trust to bring back the economy.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) May 12, 2020