President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, has long faced heated criticism for being such a critical player in the Republican’s administration. He struggled to get a top security clearance because of his business conflicts of interest and has, perhaps not coincidentally, profited immensely since joining his father-in-law’s second administration.

Now Kushner was humiliated at a press conference by a reporter who bluntly confronted him about his lack of qualifications — and his lack of results.

“This is for Mr. Witkoff and Jared Kushner. You have been involved in numerous negotiations around the world. Why should people have any confidence in your capacity to succeed here?” NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel asked Kushner according to a report by Mediate. The question was also posed to Trump’s longtime business partner and Kushner’s fellow foreign policy adviser, Steve Witkoff.

He continued, “You were involved in the Gaza negotiations, but Gaza remains a wasteland. There’s been really no progress there. Iran, you were involved in those negotiations. The war is still going on. You’ve been involved in several rounds of negotiations in this conflict. It’s only getting more intense. So you’re relaunching negotiations now. What’s the likelihood they will succeed, when other negotiations you’ve been involved in have not?”

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