So, you’re sitting there, scrolling through the internet, and you stumble upon the name Joshua Kushner. Your brain does a little backflip. "Wait," you mutter to your coffee, "isn't that the brother of... that guy?" Yes, my caffeine-fueled friend, you’ve hit on one of the great modern dynastic puzzles: Are Joshua and Jared Kushner actually related?
The short answer is a resounding yes. They are literally brothers. Same parents. Same last name. The same DNA soup that somehow produced one guy who invests in trendy startups and another who... well, helped run the free world.
Meet Joshua Kushner, the younger, quieter, and apparently much cooler brother. He’s the one who co-founded Oscar Health and Thrive Capital. He’s also married to Karlie Kloss, the supermodel who walks runways and somehow also knows how to code. Basically, Joshua is the tech-nerd casanova of the family.
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The Jared-shaped Elephant in the Room
Then there’s Jared Kushner. You know him. He’s the tall, whisper-voiced former senior advisor to his father-in-law, Donald Trump. He also famously tried to "solve peace in the Middle East" and redesigned the entire federal government’s IT infrastructure with the confidence of a guy who once bought a newspaper as a hobby.
Yes, they are brothers. And yes, their family dinners must be spectacular to witness. Imagine the small talk: "How was your day, Jared?" "Oh, just brokered a peace deal. You?" "I secured Series C funding. Pass the salt, please."
Their father is Charles Kushner, a real estate mogul with a legal history so colorful it would make a HBO miniseries blush. Charles was convicted of tax evasion and witness tampering—specifically, he hired a prostitute to entrap his own brother-in-law. That’s not a joke. That is a true fact. Family reunions must have a very specific vibe.
Two Sons, Two Very Different Vectors
So, how did two brothers from the same New Jersey mansion end up on such wildly different paths? It’s like nature vs. nurture threw a party, and Joshua decided to become the ultimate liberal tech bro while Jared became the conservative real estate prince.
Jared And Joshua Kushner
Joshua funded Obama and Hillary Clinton. He’s a registered Democrat. He also invested in Spotify, Instacart, and Robinhood. Basically, if you’ve used an app in the last decade, Joshua probably has a little bit of his money in it.
Jared, on the other hand, funded Donald Trump and helped engineer the Abraham Accords. He also owns a swath of Manhattan real estate and once bought the New York Observer at age 26 because, you know, why not? It’s like one brother asked, "How can I disrupt health insurance?" and the other asked, "How can I disrupt diplomacy?"
They are close, by all accounts. Joshua was the best man at Jared’s wedding to Ivanka Trump. And Joshua’s wife, Karlie Kloss, is Ivanka’s friend. So Thanksgiving is a real Succession meets The Devil Wears Prada situation.
The Great Conspiracy Theory They Inspire
Because America loves a mystery, people constantly whisper: "Is Joshua the secret mastermind behind Jared?" No, he’s not. That’s absurd. Joshua is busy building a unicorn, not plotting a coup. But the internet loves the idea of a Good Kushner and an Evil Kushner.
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The truth is far more boring and fascinating: they’re just two very ambitious, very rich brothers who chose different lanes. Joshua wears hoodies and hangs out with venture capitalists. Jared wears suits and hangs out with prime ministers. Same dad, different vibes.
And yet, they share the same Kushner drive. That relentless, almost uncomfortable ambition that makes you either build a health insurance company or try to redesign the entire Middle East. It’s the same engine, just aimed at different planets.
So, next time you see Joshua Kushner’s name in a tech article, or Jared’s name in a political one, just nod. Remember they are brothers. And think about what their family dinners are like. I imagine the food is great, the conversation is tense, and someone is definitely keeping score.
In the end, the answer is simple: yes, they are related. They share a bloodline, a surname, and a pathological inability to do anything small. One is building apps, the other is building alliances. And both of them probably avoid the word "uncle Charles" in polite conversation.