and more to keep him afloat. Kushner is turning to people like Gary Cohn, the economic adviser from Goldman Sachs whose prime directive is to do the opposite of Bannon -- keep the party going. The .001 percent has never done better, and nobody benefits more from that than Jared and Ivanka, for whom America is already as great as it can be.

Bannon was booted from his spot on the National Security Council last week and several media outlets reported that he threatened to quit his White House pot over it. (Bannon has denied this.) He's obviously jealous of Kushner, whose shiny new Office of Innovation has usurped Bannon's moribund Strategic Initiatives Group. The friction has made its way into the media, and Trump told the two mento "work it out." Apparently they have mended fences, at least for now.

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The truth is that both of them reflect Trump's vision. The president shares Bannon's idea that the country is collapsing and can only be saved with toughness, strength and power. In Jared and Ivanka, Trump sees a golden future for his progeny, building the family wealth and securing his legacy. That's the Trump worldview, perfectly embodied in his two top advisers.