President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he intends to nominate Massad Boulos, a Lebanese billionaire businessman who is also Tiffany Trump's father-in-law, to serve as senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.
Boulos' son, Michael Boulos, has been Married to Trump's daughter Tiffany From 2022 onwards.
Trump announced Boulos as his choice for the adviser position in a post shared on his social media platform Truth Social on Sunday.
“Massad is an accomplished lawyer and a highly respected business leader with extensive experience on the international scene,” Trump wrote. “He has been a longtime supporter of Republican and Conservative values, been an asset to my campaign, and was instrumental in building tremendous new coalitions with the Arab American community.”
His post described Boulos as “a dealmaker and an unwavering supporter of peace in the Middle East” who “will be a strong advocate for the United States and its interests.”
The selection comes as Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance continue their transition to the White House ahead of the January inauguration. Boulos will likely play a role in how Trump views Israel's ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza, which has triggered conflicts with Lebanon and Iran while threatening to spread more widely across the region. The Biden White House announced last week that it had helped broker armistice agreement However, between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon Israel and Hezbollah accused Violating the second agreement. Talks on a similar deal with Hamas have long been stalled.
Boulos already helped lead the Trump campaign's outreach efforts into Arab American communities in the US this year, holding meetings in Michigan and other states. He is also the second Trump in-law chosen to take a leadership role in his next administration.
In another Truth Social post shared Saturday, the president-elect decried Charles Kushner, whose son Jared Kushner is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump. His choice for ambassador to France wasJared Kushner served as Trump's senior advisor during his first term.
On Truth Social, Trump called Charles Kushner “a tremendous business leader, philanthropist and dealmaker who will be a strong advocate representing our country and interests.” trump pardoned kushner in 2020 after pleading guilty years earlier to tax evasion and illegal campaign donations.