‘Out of control’: Jared Kushner lashes out at ‘deeply misleading’ CNN report

Jared Kushner lashed out at CNN on Friday, accusing the network of publishing a “deeply misleading” investigation about his business investments — and declaring that a decade of ignoring stories about himself was over.

“For the last 10 years, I have ignored false and misleading stories about me and focused on the work,” President Donald Trump’s son-in-law wrote Friday. “But the cycle has gotten out of control where old lies get repeated as fact, new ones get added, and the record becomes increasingly distorted.”

Kushner, who has served as an unofficial Middle East envoy while remaining outside the MAGA administration, said the time has come for him to break his 10-year silence.

“When the truth matters, I’ll put the facts and supporting information out publicly, and people can judge for themselves,” he wrote in an X post.

Kushner then made clear what prompted the unusual public rant.

“CNN published a deeply misleading story and headline suggesting that my diplomatic work in the Middle East somehow benefited investments in Israeli defense companies,” he wrote in a second post on his X account.

CNN reported Thursday that Kushner’s Affinity Partners is the largest shareholder in Israeli financial institution Phoenix Financial, which has investments in companies supplying Israel’s military. The network’s report noted it found no indication Kushner’s diplomatic actions directly affected those investments.

Kushner seized on that finding, arguing Friday that he has no role in deciding what Phoenix buys or sells and that Affinity’s investment predates Trump’s return to office.

“Those facts make for a less provocative headline, but a much more accurate story,” he wrote.