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Joshua Kushner — younger brother of senior White House advisor Jared Kushner, brother-in-law of Ivanka Trump, and founder of a $2.7 billion healthcare startup whose business is linked to the Affordable Care Act — vigilantly avoided the spotlight during the presidential election. But this weekend, he unexpectedly popped into public view.
On Saturday, Kushner was photographed amid Women&039;s March protesters in Washington, D.C. and on Sunday he made a rare, if enigmatic, nod to the Trump administration by posting to Instagram of a picture of himself and his brother standing below a photograph of John F. Kennedy at the White House.
A source close to Kushner told BuzzFeed News: “Josh was at the White House with his family today to watch his brother being sworn in. Yesterday, he took a quick walk near his hotel, and someone took a picture of him.” However, according to The Washingtonian, Kushner, a lifelong Democrat who has donated to Democratic candidates, told fellow attendees at the Women's March that he was there “observing.” The photograph shows Kushner in a crowd of demonstrators wearing pink pussy hats in protest of President Donald Trump.
Josh Kushner&039; political position is particularly relevant because his healthcare startup, Oscar Health, was built around the Affordable Care Act that President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal. On the eve of the inauguration, Oscar tried to reassure members with a blog post promising to “be in touch” if any legislative changes impact their coverage. Both Jared and Josh were listed as “ultimate controlling persons” in Oscar&039;s holding company in filings from 2013, but later filings show that Jared Kushner was removed as a controlling person in 2014. Oscar has another tie to the Trump administration: billionaire Peter Thiel, now a highly influential member of Trump&039;s transition team, is an investor in Oscar.
As a startup investor and founder, Kushner&039;s ties to Trump put him in an difficult position within the tech industry, which was often vocal in its opposition of Trump&039;s presidential campaign. In the comments of Kushner&039;s Instagram post, Refinery29 founder Philippe von Borries wrote: “Looking to you to advocate and influence the progressive values you stand for. It&039;s great to see that you were at the March and I hope you will be a force for equality.”
Quelle: <a href="Kushner&039;s Brother Goes From The Women’s March To The White House“>BuzzFeed
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