As Trump’s inner circle gains influence, Boulos’s diplomatic reach with the Arab-American community may provide an opening for a renewed US-Arab partnership.
Massad Boulos listens as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign office, Oct. 18, 2024, in Hamtramck, Mich. Photo: Evan Vucci / Photo: AP
Yet, frustration with the Biden administration’s indifference to the suffering of Palestinians and Lebanese civilians under Israeli attacks has also, Massad Boulos, a Lebanese-American billionaire has leveraged his strong connections within the Arab-American community to bolster Donald Trump’s support among Arab-American and Muslim voters—a demographic previously less aligned with the Republican Party.
Massad Boulos’s efforts, alongside domestic factors like economic fallout and international crises like Israel's war in Gaza, and now assault on Lebanon, have contributed to a shift in favour of Trump, especially in battleground states like Michigan, where disillusionment with the Biden administration’s approach to Palestinian and Lebanese issues has run high.
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