About

#KushnerAtWar is a hashtag referring to a series of photographs of White House Senior Adviser and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner visiting Iraq. The pictures depicting Kushner in a suit and bulletproof vest are generally accompanied by jokes about Kushner's wealth in juxtaposition to war.

Origin

On April 2nd, 2017, Jared Kushner landed in Iraq^[1] to meet with military officials regarding their fight against ISIS. Two days later, while visiting Qayyarh West Airfield in Iraq, Kushner was photographed wearing sunglasses and a bulletproof vest while wearing a blazer, button-up shirt, and khakis. Many online found the dichotomy between Kushner's physical appearance and his surroundings a reflection of his inexperience regarding military situations, despite being an adviser on such matters.

Spread

On April 6th, a backlash regarding Kushner's attire in the photographs started on Twitter. Users online found Kushner's dress inappropriate.^[2]

Two days later, journalist Louise Mensch^[3] tweeted a photograph from Kushner's meeting, requesting captions under the hashtag "#KushnerAtWar."

Throughout the day on April 8th, #KushnerAtWar trended as users posted photographs of Kushner's trip with captions that generally took a war-related film or book and inserted a reference to Kushner's wealth and privilege.^[4]

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