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 Arab 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 Republican and Conservative values, an asset to my Campaign, and was instrumental in building tremendous new coalitions with the Arab American 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 United States, and its interests.”
The selection comes as Trump and Vice …