President Trump, why is your son-in-law the person to ‘overhaul’ the government?

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#65. @realDonaldTrump why is your own son-in-law the person to overhaul the government with business ideas? #100Days100Qs

After last week's stunning defeat of the bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump has tapped son-in-law Jared Kushner to shake things up and change how business gets done in Washington. The change is a bid by Trump to get his ambitious legislative plans through a political bottleneck. 

“All Americans, regardless of their political views, can recognize that government stagnation has hindered our ability to properly function, often creating widespread congestion and leading to cost overruns and delays,” Trump said in a statement to The Washington Post.

Kushner will lead the brand-new Office of American Innovation at the White House. Trump's goal is for Kushner to run government more like a business, with citizens treated like customers. Indeed, Trump has even suggested streamlining some government entities, like the Department of Veterans Affairs, through privatization. This contrasts with President Barack Obama's 2009 Strategy for American Innovation, which emphasized the role of science and technology in creating jobs and stimulating the economy.

Trump's biggest efforts so far have all been stymied by the other branches of government — the courts and Congress. So is this new office, headed by a close relative, an effort to get around those constraints and consolidate power in the White House?

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