Trump calls the report about Kushner a totally false story
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States, speaking to reporters
Asked by a reporter about a new book saying Kushner had access to $2 billion from Middle Eastern countries, President Trump calls it a totally false story and fake news.
“It's a totally false story.”
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Vanity Fair book excerpt says Jared Kushner had access to Gulf-funded accounts; Kushner calls the claims 'completely insane'
On October 22, 2026, Vanity Fair published an excerpt from Matthew Cole's book Princes and Thieves alleging that Dutch intelligence watched Jared Kushner's phone screen during Trump's first term and saw him log in to a UAE bank account, and that the leaders of the UAE and Saudi Arabia put at least $2 billion into accounts for him. Kushner called the allegations completely insane and said they never happened, and his lawyers threatened legal action.
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Video of President Trump answering a reporter's question about the book's account of Kushner and money from Middle Eastern countries.
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Trump is asked about a new book saying Kushner had access to $2 billion from Middle Eastern countries, and he first answers that it is a false story.
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Trump goes on to call it an incorrect story and fake news.
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The case concerns the excerpt's allegation that Kushner had access to accounts funded by Gulf rulers. Trump calls the report false and fake news, which denies the allegation.
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“If that is true, it's a scandal regardless of whether a single dollar changed hands. If it's not true, a journalist and a major magazine just published the most reckless story of the year.”Read statement
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