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President-elect Donald Trump announced for the second time in two days he will name a family member to a top government post.
This time, Trump says he will bring on Massad Boulos, the billionaire father in law of Tiffany Trump, as a senior advisor on the Middle East at the White House.
Boulos played a role in Trump’s effort to win over Arab American voters in battleground states, touting his efforts to end wars in Arab language interviews with Lebanese media.
He was born in Lebanon, moved to Texas as a teenager, and ran his family’s business conglomerate in Nigeria. Now, he will be providing counsel to his powerful relative at a time of proliferating conflict around the Middle East, including the ongoing conflict in Gaza and a rebel group’s stunning seizure of Aleppo in Syria.
‘I am proud to announce that Massad Boulos will serve as Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs,’ Trump posted on his Truth Social site.
‘Massad is an accomplished lawyer and a highly respected leader in the business world, with extensive experience on the International scene. He has been a longtime proponent of Republican and Conservative values, an asset to my Campaign, and was instrumental in building tremendous new coalitions with the Arab American Community.’
Trump called him a ‘dealmaker’ and ‘unwavering’ supporter of Middle East peace.
The announcement comes just a day after Trump made the shocking announcement he will nominate son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father Charles as U.S. ambassador to France.
Donald Trump announced that Massad Boulos, the father in law to daughter Tiffany Trump, will serve as a senior advisor on the Middle East
Trump pardoned Charles Kushner in the last days of his administration following his conviction of federal tax and campaign finance crimes. He had been sentenced to two years in prison for tax fraud, serving 14 months.
He was also sensationally charged with hiring a prostitute for $25,000 to seduce his brother in law, then sending a videotape of the event to his sister. He later pleaded guilty to witness tampering.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who prosecuted the case as a U.S. Attorney, said at the time: ‘No matter how rich and powerful you are or poor and unpowerful, if you have violated the federal law in the district of New Jersey or if you are corrupting our political system, this office will bring you to justice.’
He called Charles’ crimes the ‘most loathsome, disgusting crimes’ he had ever prosecuted.
Trump hailed Kushner, who he worked with as a fellow real-estate developer in New York, as a ‘tremendous business leader, philanthropist, [and] dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our Country & its interests.’
‘Congratulations to Charlie, his wonderful wife Seryl, their 4 children, & 14 grandchildren,’ the family-first politician wrote. ‘Together, we will strengthen America’s partnership with France, our oldest Ally, & one of our greatest!’
Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka Trump were key White House advisors during Trump’s first term. The pair have mostly stepped back from his campaign.
MARLA MAPLES, MICHAEL BOULOS, TIFFANY TRUMP, MICHAEL BOULOS PARENTS SARAH BOULOS AND Dr. Massad Boulos
Trump, 78, announced on Saturday afternoon that Charles (pictured here with sons Josh and Jared) will serve as the US Ambassador of France. The former president pardoned Charles in 2020. The father-of-four was sentenced nearly two years in prison for a tax fraud conviction
Son Donald Trump, Jr., serves as an honorary chairman of Trump’s transition, and as an advisor helped push Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance as his running mate.
Tiffany Trump, a lawyer whose mother is Marla Maples, married Michael Boulos in 2022 at Mar-a-Lago.
Barron, Trump’s son with former first lady Melania Trump, has been at his side at Mar-a-Lago, along with ‘adopted’ son Elon Musk, the world’s richest man.
