Massad Boulos, the father-in-law of Tiffany Trump’s husband, Michael Boulos, is reportedly learning that his high-profile title within Donald Trump’s administration carries far less weight than he may have expected.
According to a detailed Politico report by Felicia Schwartz and Robbie Gramer, Boulos, a wealthy businessman, was appointed as a senior adviser on Middle East and Africa policy during the 2024 presidential transition. However, sources say his actual influence has been minimal, and his duties have been largely symbolic.
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Boulos, who entered the Trump orbit after his son married Tiffany Trump in 2022, was given the advisory role in what many insiders claim was a gesture rather than a position of real power. “The job was more symbolic, but he didn’t know that. Everyone knew it but him,” one insider revealed.
His time in the administration got off to a rocky start this past April. Boulos was set to travel with a small State Department delegation to Africa and arrived at Joint Base Andrews expecting to depart on a government aircraft. Instead, he was contacted by White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and told that the government wouldn’t fund the flight.
“He’d have to trim down his multi-country trip by cutting a stop in Angola, and fly commercial the next day instead,” she informed him, pulling the plug on his initial travel plans.
The episode was reportedly humiliating and emblematic of his unclear role. According to Politico, Boulos has been given formal titles but excluded from key discussions, often being brought in after most of the substantive diplomatic work is completed.
Further complicating his standing within the White House are reports that Boulos may have exaggerated his personal wealth and the scope of his business empire before taking on the advisory position. This raised eyebrows among some administration officials and added to skepticism about his role.
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While Boulos declined to comment on the report, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt defended his contributions. She insisted that Boulos is doing an “Exceptional job” and pointed to his involvement in brokering a diplomatic deal between the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo as a meaningful achievement.
Still, the general consensus among insiders is that Boulos’s position is more honorary than influential—an appointment made more out of familial connections than policy acumen. As Trump’s inner circle consolidates for his second term, Boulos may continue to find that titles don’t always translate into real political power.
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