A lot of Democrats are upset that President Trump’s daughter,
Ivanka Trump is advising him. They claim
that Ivanka Trump is unqualified to advise her father based on her professional
resume — working as a real estate executive. But, I don’t recall any Democrats voicing any
concerns about Valerie Jarrett's lack of qualifications.
Jarrett, who advised President Obama through all eight years of
his presidency, had Secret Service protection, and even kept living quarters in
the White House. And, just like Ivanka, spent
her time before Obama’s presidency working as a real estate executive.
Ivanka Trump has said that she will accept a ZERO salary;
Jarrett was paid in excess of $175,000 annually. The Obama White House paid out
$37.8 million a year in salaries to 456 staffers, according to a report to
Congress released by the Obama administration.
During her eight years at the president's side, Jarrett was one
of the “most powerful influences” in the Obama White House. I seriously doubt that Ivanka will have that
much power in the Trump White House.
Most Americans are likely still unaware that Valerie
Jarrett was born in Iran, and spent her first five years in that country.
Like Barack Obama, Jarrett’s initial experience was not as an American, but an
American/Muslim hybrid. According to an American Spectator report in
August of 2008, the Obama campaign had initiated an
aggressive program to hide Jarrett’s Iranian background.
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