TRENTON -- Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of and close adviser to President Donald Trump, is angered by reports that Gov. Chris Christie may be hoping to secure a job in the future helping Trump's administration, according to a report by Politico citing anonymous sources.

The detail is part of a story that the political news website published Friday saying Trump, a real estate mogul and former Atlantic City casino tycoon, is struggling after a few weeks in the Oval Office and is frustrated in his attempts to run the federal government like a business.

Christie, a fellow Republican, is a longtime Trump friend and adviser, but he did not assume a job in Trump's White House. The governor was demoted as chairman of Trump's transition team and passed over for attorney general. And last month, Christie confirmed reports that he turned down multiple other posts in the administration, saying none of them were "worth leaving the governorship for."

But there have been multiple reports that Christie -- who is in his final year as New Jersey's governor -- is expecting the White House will see significant turnover over the next year and that Trump will eventually turn to him to help right the ship.

Trump said last month that he may end up finding a job for Christie.

"At some point, we're going to do something with Chris," he told the Wall Street Journal.

Jared Kushner is pictured at Trump Tower in Manhattan last year.

According to the Politico story, though, Kushner has been "incensed" by reports that Christie might be seeking to be part of a "second wave" of staffers to replace initial hires in the administration.

There were multiple reports over the last year that Christie had a tense relationship with Kushner, a fellow New Jersey native whose family has a sordid history with the governor.

When Christie was New Jersey's U.S. attorney in the mid-2000s, he prosecuted Kushner's father, Charles Kushner, who was later convicted of tax evasion, witness tampering, and illegal campaign donations and spent two years in prison.

Jared Kushner has denied that he pushed Christie out of Trump's inner circle.

In recent days, Christie has been openly critical of the way Trump's team "rolled out" the controversial executive order to protect the U.S. from possible terrorism by temporarily banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East.

The governor said during a recent appearance on Bill O'Reilly's Fox News talk show that the order "wasn't explained in the right way" and that "the president deserves better."

Some experts said it appears Christie is suggesting to Trump that he should be advising him instead.

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