TRUMP SAYS HE DOES NOT KNOW JARED KUSHNER VERY WELL

[Zorro]

TAORMINA, Italy (The Borowitz Report)—Donald J. Trump on Saturday accused the media of exaggerating his relationship with Jared Kushner, asserting that “I don’t know him very well.”

“He’s someone I would see around the office and who, I guess, was working for me,” Trump told reporters on the last leg of his foreign trip. “Beyond that, I couldn’t tell you much about him.”

Trump acknowledged that he had spoken to Kushner at times during the 2016 campaign. “I’d pass him in the hall and say hello,” he said. “He seemed like an O.K. person. I never got much of a sense of the guy.”

When asked whether Kushner might have had improper contact with Russian spies during the transition, Trump said, “I couldn’t tell you if that’s the kind of thing he’d do. You really should ask someone who knows him.”

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-says-he-does-not-know-jared-kushner-very-well

[hatrack]

1. I actually had to check and confirm that it was Andy Borowitz

That's how bad it's gotten of late.

[smirkymonkey]

2. Hah!

Honestly, I don't think anyone really knows Jared very well. Even Ivanka.

[vlyons]

3. What a load of horse shit!

Well Kushner should know now that Trump will easily throw him under the bus, if need be.

[Kittycow]

4. It's satire but you're right that trump will throw him under the bus.

[Beartracks]

6. Satire alert!

Borowitz, the author of this piece, does satire.

Problem is, even satirical musings on Trump & Co. sound so much like something they would actually do....

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[vlyons]

13. Haha I got sucked in on that one

Silly me

[Beartracks]

18. No problem!

I have to double-check to see if a story is from Borowitz or The Onion all the time, anymore.

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[dalton99a]

5. "I saw him at a wedding once"

[sharedvalues]

15. Ridiculous that lyin' Lord is on CNN

Jeff Zucker is hurting america to goose CNN's ratings and his own salary.

CNN: infotainment.

[angstlessk]

7. Hard to tell satire from news nowadays!

[riversedge]

8. ha ha. I actually believed this for a split second. It is so trumpy to throw folks under the table!

[luvMIdog]

9. hahaha or this- Does anyone REALLY know anyone?

[Deb]

10. I didn't know you very well either freakstick

but sure as shootin' had your number. unbelievable gop trash

[Bradical79]

11. Ah, satire

Have to be careful with that. After seeing him wander away on tv looking confused, I wouldn't be shocked if he looses touch with reality that much.

[heaven05]

12. BS

the very start of throw them all off the ship of state into shark infested waters and to hell with them.....trump is one of those sharks so he's just giving jared to his buddies to teat apart, piece by piece. And where is ivanka? No comments, yet about this whole imbroglio except to defend her father.

[athena]

14. Satire about Trump should be marked as "Satire" in the title.

Trump has been saying such crazy things that it is getting extremely difficult to distinguish satire from truth. I'm afraid many DUers are going away thinking that certain things have happened that have not really happened.

[FM123]

16. Melania says she does not know Donald very well

[Vinca]

17. It's hard to tell satire from reality anymore. I could totally believe him saying it.

[rock]

19. Wait! That implies

He does know something about somethings? I didn't think he did!

[grossproffit]

20. *SNORT* Borowitz strikes again!

[Orrex]

21. Damn. Borowitz is deadly!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. Kick