--- title: Donald Trump: Jared Kushner 'Has Become More Famous Than Me' description: President Trump joked that his son-in-law Jared Kushner has become "much more famous than me" canonical: https://time.com/4808098/donald-trump-jared-kushner-famous-comey/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-06T20:03:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T05:17:38.702Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Says Jared Kushner 'Has Become More Famous' Than Him og:description: He said the same thing about former FBI Director James Comey before firing him. og:url: https://time.com/4808098/donald-trump-jared-kushner-famous-comey/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt214281c578d52c75/6988d06dbc6cfc10df3e1b54/donald-trump-speech-james-comey-testimony.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: President Donald Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump Says Jared Kushner 'Has Become More Famous' Than Him twitter:description: He said the same thing about former FBI Director James Comey before firing him. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt214281c578d52c75/6988d06dbc6cfc10df3e1b54/donald-trump-speech-james-comey-testimony.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Says Jared Kushner 'Has Become More Famous' Than Him. He Said the Same Thing About James Comey Before Firing Him by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jun 6, 2017 8:03 PM UTC  President Donald Trump, with Vice President Mike Pence by his side, speaks at a Air Traffic Control Reform Initiative announcement in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, June 05, 2017. President Donald Trump, with Vice President Mike Pence by his side, speaks at a Air Traffic Control Reform Initiative announcement in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, June 05, 2017.Jabin Botsford—The Washington Post/Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jun 6, 2017 8:03 PM UTC President Trump joked that his son-in-law [Jared Kushner ](http://time.com/4800796/the-trials-of-jared-kushner/)has become “much more famous than me” while meeting with Congressional leaders on Tuesday. “Jared’s actually become much more famous than me,” he said. “I’m a little bit upset about that.” Kushner came under scrutiny in the probe into whether the [Trump campaign colluded with Russia](http://time.com/4798305/donald-trump-michael-cohen-russia-investigation/) after it was reported in May that he [told](http://time.com/4800796/the-trials-of-jared-kushner/) Russian ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak that he wanted to open a private communications channel with Moscow. > [](https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/872174017406521344) Trump comments are similar to what he said about former FBI Director James Comey during a law enforcement ceremony in January. “He’s become more famous than me,” Trump said, [inviting Comey for a hug](http://time.com/4786351/james-comey-president-trump-hug-disgusted/). 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