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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump blur the lines between government service and private business

    Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, aka “Javanka,” are about as close as America gets to having a prince and princess. At least that’s how they like to see themselves.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 15, 2019 • 1 min read

    Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, aka “Javanka,” are about as close as America gets to having a prince and princess. At least that’s how they like to see themselves. They’re attractive real-estate heirs, more poised and polished than their fathers, who hold positions of power in the White House. They see their family as becoming a great political dynasty, along the lines of the Bushes or the Kennedys.

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