Twitter Flips Over Jared Kushner’s Clearance Downgrade: ‘Kelly Effectively Boxed Him Out’

Jared Kushner has lost his top-secret security clearance, per multiple reports this afternoon, and Twitter had a field day over what this means and the possible implications:

Jared can't serve as the Middle East peace envoy with SECRET clearance. That job requires access to TOP SECRET, compartmented, extremely sensitive intel. Otherwise you're flying blind. https://t.co/iDJecUOkKm

— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) February 27, 2018

You can still tell Jared Kushner your own personal secrets.

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) February 27, 2018

Now, by law, Jared has to stick two fingers in his ears and hum during family dinners.

— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) February 27, 2018

Now how is Jared Kushner going to bring peace to the Middle East?

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) February 27, 2018

So do they—do they flash the Men In Black pen in front of Kushner now or…

— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) February 27, 2018

Politico, 3:39 PM: Kushner loses access to top-secret intelligence https://t.co/lJpOGqnwxv

The Onion, America's Finest News Source, 11:36 AM: Jared Kushner Forced To Follow Along With Ivanka's Classified Documents During Meetings https://t.co/BOORZlGoVG

— Michael B. Kelley (@MichaelBKelley) February 27, 2018

The White House maintains that Jared Kushner’s ability to do his job, which involves negotiating peace in the Middle East, won’t be affected by the new security clearance policy. Pretty much no one else sees it that way.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 27, 2018

maybe naive but wouldn't the US plan for Mideast peace that Kushner is developing be top secret? Does that mean he can't read his own plan?

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) February 27, 2018

“Kushner loses access to top-secret intelligence.” Ah, that’s a relief. Now deliver him to Klytus 4 post clearance “conditioning” n’ a Level 6 precautionary Mind Wipe.???‍♂️

— Axl Rose (@axlrose) February 27, 2018

Unless Trump steps in, and he’s said he won’t, hard to see how Jared has much of a job left. Kelly effectively boxed him out.https://t.co/QIzWl2IYN2

— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) February 27, 2018

Alternate headline: Man Under Active Federal Investigation Retains Access to Classified Information https://t.co/lm4R1FONfH

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) February 27, 2018

.@realDonaldTrump let his son-in-law and over 130 other political appointees who couldn't get a permanent security clearance view top secret information for more than a year.https://t.co/PnDv8V1Sr2

— Randy Bryce (@IronStache) February 27, 2018

Revocation of Kushner's top security clearance is significant because it's the first real rebuke Trump has faced for nepotism in the WH.

— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) February 27, 2018

JUST IN: Kushner must wear cowbell to announce his presence.

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) February 27, 2018

Proceed with caution. Trump can show Jared whatever he wants, regardless of clearance. Reporters should be diligent in pushing for whether Kushner will have actual access to TS classified material in future (especially on ad hoc loophole basis), regardless of clearance status. https://t.co/jNzcXGfzrc

— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) February 27, 2018

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