National Basketball Association players this week are refusing to participate in scheduled playoff games as an act of protest against police killings of unarmed Black men in the United States.
However, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner told CNBC on Thursday morning that he is none too impressed with their demonstration, and he said that they were "fortunate" that they made enough money so that they could hold a strike to make a political statement.
"The NBA players are very fortunate that they have the financial position where they're able to take a night off from work without having to have the consequences to themselves financially," he said.
Reaction to Kushner on Twitter was fierce and harsh, however, as many noted that the only reason he even has a job in the White House is that he's married to first daughter Ivanka Trump.
Check out some reactions below.
Jared Kushner is a trust fund baby who hasn’t seen a hard days work in his entire life. Most NBA players are first… https://t.co/Hfd25ECofb— MichaelStarr Hopkins (@MichaelStarr Hopkins)1598532753.0
@PeterAlexander @CNBC Jared Kushner's only qualifications stem from a marriage license, and THAT'S the only reason… https://t.co/TO836z1jET— PayingAttentionAndConcerned (@PayingAttentionAndConcerned)1598532833.0
.@jaredkushner was born to a wealthy New Jersey real estate developer, and has spent his entire professional life f… https://t.co/EFUB1koVgS— Denis Gorman (@Denis Gorman)1598532854.0
@PeterAlexander @Yamiche @CNBC That sounds like a description of Kushner himself. The only difference between him a… https://t.co/yhFtVJGo0U— May Cub (@May Cub)1598532568.0
Kushner who has been handed everything in his life makes this comment hilariously dumb. And his idea that NBA pla… https://t.co/h65ULH7mUU— Rick (@Rick)1598533765.0
Jared Kushner shut off support to blue states during a pandemic because their population’s survival was not politic… https://t.co/4zx97InHv4— Duncan Smith (@Duncan Smith)1598532738.0
@BradMossEsq Jared Kushner cannot win a war of words with @NBA players. I would advise him to remain creepy and silent.— John Tessitore (@John Tessitore)1598533174.0
.@jaredkushner was born to a wealthy New Jersey real estate developer, and has spent his entire professional life f… https://t.co/EFUB1koVgS— Denis Gorman (@Denis Gorman)1598532854.0
Jared Kushner said this? he hasn't spent a single second of his life worrying about money, fucking douchebag https://t.co/Z59aunJbH4— Johnny Footlong (@Johnny Footlong)1598532731.0
@PeterAlexander @CNBC Hey Jared Kushner, NBA Players are using their financial privilege to help those less privile… https://t.co/M7uXpFe5AJ— Colleen (@Colleen)1598533052.0
