Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump lead pivot to economy, White House successes

Senior White House advisers Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner this week took the lead in pivoting the focus of the administration to the economy and President Trump’s little reported on agenda and campaign successes.
With the report from special counsel Robert Mueller in the rearview mirror, the two opened the push Monday at the Milken Institute Global Conference with Ivanka Trump spotlighting jobs and Kushner addressing successes, especially on the world stage.
"Jared and Ivanka both are beginning an outward push to highlight President Trump's successes," said an administration ally.
Trump in Los Angeles made the case that the administration is a job creation engine and that there are more openings, at over 7 million, than unemployed, at about 6.2 million.
Reports out of the conference said that her session was mobbed. One said that she was cheered.
Politico’s Morning Money column even wrote that there “was a near fist fight between attendees trying to squeeze into the Ivanka Trump lunch panel...The line to get in was INSANE.”
She also talked about her efforts to expand job opportunities and apprenticeships and tweeted out, “200+ companies have Pledged +7.3 Million NEW opportunities for career enhancement, on-the-job training & apprenticeships!”
Several other administration officials and three cabinet members are also addressing the influential conference.
The event is a proving ground for the administration to test its economic message. The officials arrived on the heels of the report that the economy grew at 3.2% in early 2019, much higher than expectations.
And Gallup today said the the positive economic environment could help Trump's reelection campaign, especially because Americans feel pretty good about their financial situation, in fact, the best in over 19 years.
Said Gallup: "Continued positive economic news, including sustained low unemployment and economic growth, are giving Americans some peace of mind about their own finances. As the 2020 presidential election approaches, a robust economy works in President Donald Trump's favor, as history has shown that a strong economy can buoy a sitting president's chances of re-election. Given the sharp political polarization in the U.S. today, Trump's inability to make inroads with Democrats means he will need to appeal to independent voters and will most certainly need economic conditions to remain positive to do so."
Officials believe that the administration’s troubles are behind it with the final delivery of the Mueller report, though Democrats are still pursuing impeachment.

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