'I want to give a special thanks to the President and to Jared Kushner,' de Blasio said during a coronavirus update.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gave a rare special thanks to Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, by name on Friday for his efforts amid the coronavirus outbreak as the senior presidential adviser continues to face backlash over his role in the administration's pandemic response.
"That's going to really help us get through a lot of the month of April and I am very thankful for that," he said. Kushner addressed the country's ventilator shortage by criticizing state governors for allegedly not having a handle on their own medical supplies."The states should know how many ventilators are in their states and by the way, some governors you speak to, or senators, they don't know what's in their state," he said.
Critics have questioned why the president's son-in-law, who typically advises Trump behind the scenes, was even present at the briefing and his role in the administration amid the pandemic. In recent weeks, Kushner has been working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to manage the provision of medical equipment to domestic hospitals. His work with the agency has drawn scrutiny from critics that say he's too inexperienced for the job.
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