Trump appoints businessman Massad Boulos as Middle East adviser

President-elect Trump appointed businessman Massad Boulos as his Middle East and Arab world adviser on Sunday.

Why it matters: Boulos’ appointment is another signal that Trump is expected to engage in a diplomatic push in the Middle East after he assumes office next year.

• Boules is expected to work with Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

Between the lines: Boulos is connected to the Trump family through marriage. Tiffany Trump married Boulos’ son Michael in 2022.

• It is the second appointment Trump has made of a person connected to him via his children’s marriages. On Saturday, he appointed Charles Kushner, Ivanka Trump’s father-in-law, as ambassador to France.