Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and special envoy, and his wife Ivanka Trump would like you to believe that they discovered an island.
They tell the story with all the breathless wonder of Christopher Columbus stumbling upon the Americas: a mysterious Mediterranean island floating patiently in the sea, waiting for Ivanka Trump to find it.
One almost expects her to continue: "We planted a flag, claimed it for the House of Trump, and introduced civilisation to the natives."
The problem, of course, is that Sazan is not some uncharted paradise floating anonymously in the sea. It is part of Albania. It belongs to a country. It belongs to a people. It has a history. These are facts that appear not to have registered.
Yet, listening to Ivanka Trump describe the experience, one gets the distinct impression that Albania itself is little more than scenery: a tasteful backdrop in the ongoing film of a billionaire’s self-discovery.
