While the former president's son-in-law had arguably been the most influential adviser to the president through four years, he chose at that pivotal moment to focus instead on his personal project of Middle East diplomacy
WASHINGTON — On Nov. 5, 2020, barely 24 hours after President Donald Trump claimed that “frankly, we did win this election,” Jared Kushner woke up and announced to his wife that it was time to leave Washington. “We’re moving to Miami,” he said.
The election had not even been called for Joe Biden, but as Kushner later told the story to aides and associates, the White House’s young power couple felt no need to wait for the official results. They saw which way the votes were going and understood that the president had lost his bid for a second term.
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