Jared and Ivanka’s accidental revolution
7/1/202626 min
Jared and Ivanka Kushner thought they were investing in luxury resorts in Albania. Instead, they sparked the biggest protests the country has seen since the fall of communism.
This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner in Egypt last year. Photo by YOAN VALAT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.
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First 90 secondsNoel King· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff has been going viral recently with these pithy anti-Trump speeches.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:08
You're seeing what I'm seeing, right?
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:09
Yeah.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:10
The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman at 1:00 AM.
Noel King· Host0:16
[laughing] A lot of people seem to love him, the people in the crowd, the people who watch after.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:21
He's trying to put his face on the money. Did you see that?
Noel King· Host0:24
And therefore, a certain type of political watcher, me, always wants to know what Senator Ossoff is gonna seize on next. Most recently, just a few days ago, it was this.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:33
There's this beautiful little island- [laughing] ... off the Albanian coast called Sazan.
Noel King· Host0:38
And?
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:39
And Jared Kushner wants it.
Noel King· Host0:42
He went to Jared. Yes, Jared and Ivanka have set their sights on some stretches of heretofore unspoiled land in Albania. They want to build luxury resorts upon that land, and Albanians are in the streets saying loudly, "Yo, that's no" Coming up on Today Explained. Support for Today Explained comes from ServiceNow. AI is moving fast, but without visibility, it's just chaos. Different tools, different models, different teams using AI in completely different ways, a mess. ServiceNow turns that mess into control. With the AI control tower, you see all your AI across the business in one place. Oh, what it's doing, what it's done, what it's about to do so you stay in control. To put AI to work for people, visit servicenow.com.
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