Kushner’s father was a businessman who encouraged his son to take risks.

“They very innocently set us up thinking that our only interest in one another would be transactional.

Whenever we see them we’re like, ‘The best deal we ever made!'”

Jared Kushner

Both were ambitious and business-minded.

AlthoughTrumpadmires Kushner’s impressive ambition, she also notes, “He’s incredibly relaxed and calm.

The world could be collapsing around him, and nothing fazes him.

Jared Kushner and wife Ivanka Trump

He’s very solution-oriented.”

“I don’t think people understand how powerful he is.

I really don’t.

Jared Kushner and Donald Trump

People underestimate his proximity to power and his willingness to use it,” she cautioned.

He’s just experimenting as he goes."

Jared Kushner has been a businessman since birth

Unsurprisingly, Kushner wasn’t like other kids.

Jared Kushner

He had no interest in team sports or attending summer camp.

Then, as now, family comes first for Kushner.

He left his job at the Manhattan D.A.