Jared Kushner's role in helping shape the US response to the coronavirus came under increased scrutiny Wednesday with a spate of new stories. The presidential son-in-law, though, won't be pleased. The New York Times and the Washington Post have stories with a similar theme: They assert that an inexperienced team led by Kushner botched the effort to secure protective medical equipment such as masks and gloves. Both stories cite a complaint written by one of Kushner's volunteers that has been filed with the House Oversight Committee.
- The Post: Jared's team "relied in part on volunteers from consulting and private equity firms with little expertise in the tasks they were assigned, exacerbating chronic problems in obtaining supplies for hospitals and other needs, according to numerous government officials and a volunteer involved in the effort."