Trump taps Massad Boulos to be senior adviser on Middle Eastern affairs

[ad_1] President-elect Donald Trump introduced Sunday that he intends to appoint Massad Boulos, a billionaire businessman from Lebanon who can also be father-in-law to Tiffany Trump, to function senior adviser on Arab and Center Japanese affairs.

Boulos' son, Michael Boulos, has been married to Trump's daughter Tiffany since 2022.

Trump introduced Boulos as his decide for the advisory place in a submit shared to his social media platform Reality Social on Sunday.

"Massad is an achieved lawyer and a extremely revered chief within the enterprise world, with in depth expertise on the Worldwide scene," Trump wrote. "He has been a longtime proponent of Republican and Conservative values, an asset to my Marketing campaign, and was instrumental in constructing super new coalitions with the Arab American Group."

His submit went on to explain Boulos as "a dealmaker, and an unwavering supporter of PEACE within the Center East," who "will probably be a robust advocate for america, and its pursuits."

The choice comes as Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance proceed their transition into the White Home forward of January's inauguration. Boulos will probably play a job in how Trump approaches Israel's ongoing struggle with Hamas in Gaza, which has triggered conflicts with Lebanon and Iran whereas threatening to unfold extra broadly all through the area. The Biden White Home introduced final week that it had helped dealer a ceasefire deal between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon, though each Israel and Hezbollah have accused the opposite of violating the settlement. Negotiations for the same cope with Hamas have lengthy been stalled.

Boulos already helped spearhead the Trump marketing campaign's outreach efforts in Arab American communities within the U.S. this 12 months, organizing conferences in Michigan and different states. He's additionally the second Trump in-law picked to serve in a management function in his subsequent administration.

In one other Reality Social submit shared on Saturday, the president-elect introduced Charles Kushner, whose son Jared Kushner is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump, was his selection for ambassador to France . Jared Kushner served as a senior adviser to Trump throughout his first time period.

On Reality Social, Trump referred to as Charles Kushner "an amazing enterprise chief, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will probably be a robust advocate representing our Nation & pursuits." Trump pardoned Kushner in 2020 after he pleaded responsible years earlier to tax evasion and making unlawful marketing campaign donations.

Emily Mae Czachor

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