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

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

President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he intends to nominate Massad Boulos, a billionaire businessman from Lebanon who is also father-in-law to Tiffany Trump, to serve as senior adviser on ***** and Middle Eastern affairs. 

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

Trump announced Boulos as his pick for the advisory position in a post shared to his social media platform Truth Social on Sunday.

“Massad is an accomplished lawyer and a highly respected leader in the business world, with extensive experience on the International scene,” Trump wrote. “He has been a longtime proponent of *********** and ************* values, an asset to my Campaign, and was instrumental in building tremendous new coalitions with the ***** ********* Community.”

His post went on to describe Boulos as “a dealmaker, and an unwavering supporter of PEACE in the Middle East,” who “will be a strong advocate for the ******* States, and its interests.”

The selection comes as Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance continue their transition into the White House ahead of January’s inauguration. Boulos will likely play a role in how Trump approaches *******’s ongoing war with ****** in Gaza, which has triggered conflicts with Lebanon and Iran while threatening to spread more widely throughout the region. The Biden White House announced last week that it had helped broker a ceasefire deal between ******* and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon, although both ******* and Hezbollah have accused the other of violating the agreement. Negotiations for a similar deal with ****** have long been stalled. 

Boulos already helped spearhead the Trump campaign’s outreach efforts in ***** ********* communities in the U.S. this year, organizing meetings in Michigan and other states. He is also the second Trump in-law picked to serve in a leadership role in his next administration. 

In another Truth Social post shared on Saturday, the president-elect announced Charles Kushner, whose son Jared Kushner is married to Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump, was his choice for ambassador to France. Jared Kushner served as a senior adviser to Trump during his first term.

On Truth Social, Trump called Charles Kushner “a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our Country & interests.” Trump pardoned Kushner in 2020 after he pleaded guilty years earlier to tax evasion and making ******** campaign donations.

Emily Mae Czachor

Emily Mae Czachor is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. She covers breaking news, often focusing on ****** and extreme weather. Emily Mae has previously written for outlets including the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed and Newsweek.

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