Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner touts administration's response against the covid-19 pandemic 'a great success story'

On a day when the nation’s death toll of covid-19 neared 60,000 and 26.5 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits, President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner called the administration’s response a “great success story.”

“The government, federal government rose to the challenge, and this is a great success story, and I think that that’s really what needs to be told,” Kushner said Wednesday on Fox News.

Jared Kushner, as the US coronavirus death toll surpasses the Vietnam War and approaches 60,000: "This is a great success story, and I think that's really what needs to be told." pic.twitter.com/ax6ok3cYCV

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 29, 2020

The White House senior adviser’s comments on “Fox and Friends” were made when the country’s death toll surpassed the Vietnam War. Meanwhile, there are more than 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

“We’re on the other side of the medical aspect of this,” Kushner said. “We’ve achieved all the different milestones that are needed.”

Kushner, 39, painted a rosy picture, saying the majority of the country could be “back to normal” by June as several states prepare to lift restrictions meant to slow the spread of coronavirus.

“I think what you’ll see in May, as the states are reopening now, is May will be a transition month,” he said. “And I think you’ll see by June, a lot of the country should be back to normal and the hope is that … by July the country is really rocking again.”

Kushner, who is married to Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, added that the administration was above the curve on testing for coronavirus, despite scientific experts calling for more before the U.S. can open up the economy.

"The goal here is to get people back to work," Jared Kushner says.

“And President Trump has created a pathway to safely open up our country." pic.twitter.com/WuLwlhEezq

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 29, 2020

“Everyone’s talking about testing,” Kushner said. “I have to say the work that’s been done over the last 60 days on testing has been absolutely extraordinary.”

Trump on Jared Kushner: "He may be my son-in-law, but he is a brilliant person."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 29, 2020

Members of Jared Kushner's shadow coronavirus task force appear to have violated federal conflicts of interest and transparency laws, according to a letter sent by CREW to the Office of Government Ethics. https://t.co/3Ls7PcwlU3

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 29, 2020