Kushner: Second Trump term lower-level hires exceed first-term top-level talent
Jared Kushner · No Priors Ep. 131 | With Jared Kushner · Sep 11, 2025 · at 50:07
Jared Kushner, former Senior Advisor to Donald Trump, discusses the talent quality entering the second Trump administration and DOGE compared to the first administration.
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“The people that they're hiring now at like third and fourth levels into the government are better than the people who are willing to come work for us at the top levels in the first administration.”
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