02.12.2024 10:30
The elected president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced that he has nominated his son-in-law and Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos as a "Middle East" advisor. U.S. media reports also indicate that Boulos has "ties" to certain parties in Lebanon that are close to Hezbollah.
Donald Trump stated in a statement from his social media platform Truth Social that Boulos has extensive experience on the international stage. Trump, who claimed that Boulos has been "effective in forming new coalitions" with the Arab-American community, announced that he has nominated his son-in-law Tiffany's father as his advisor responsible for Middle Eastern and Arab affairs.
CLAIM OF BOULOS' CONNECTIONS TO PARTIES CLOSE TO HEZBOLLAH
Boulos, born in Lebanon, graduated from the University of Houston in the United States. It is known that Boulos assisted Trump's campaign in Michigan and Pennsylvania, where the American Muslim population is dense. According to reports in the media, it is stated that Boulos has "connections" to some parties close to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
In an interview with the Associated Press in June, Boulos expressed that he is "friends" with Suleiman Frangieh, the leader of the Marada Movement in Lebanon. Lebanese-American businessman Boulos' son Michael Boulos married Trump’s daughter Tiffany Trump in 2022.
The elected president of the United States, Trump, also announced on November 30 that he had nominated businessman Charles Kushner, the father of Jared Kushner, who is married to his daughter Ivanka Trump, as the U.S. Ambassador to Paris.