Marco Rubio on why Trump's son in law, Michael Boulos, who has no government role, was in his official meetings in...

[demmiblue]

Marco Rubio on why Trump's son in law, Michael Boulos, who has no government role, was in his official meetings in Kuwait: "He was just here because his brother lives here and I'm a good friend of Michael's, so we had a chance to catch up"

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-06-25T12:21:44.828Z

What is Tiffany Trump's husband sitting next to the U.S. Secretary of State in a meeting with the leader of the UAE in Abu Dhabi?
Michael Boulos, a businessman, has no government role other than being the president's son-in-law (which is not a government role)

— Frida Ghitis (@fridaghitis.bsky.social) 2026-06-25T12:16:24.027Z

[IcyPeas]

1. Correct answer is ... he wants a cut of the action.

[johnnyfins]

4. Ding Ding Ding

You are correct! Gotta get in on the grift...

[patphil]

17. Just another slice of the pie.

[NoMoreRepugs]

2. Rubio - "unfortunately my integrity, spine and patriotism got caught in traffic and missed the meeting."

[LuvLoogie]

12. He never had any of those.

[Seinan Sensei]

15. I guess my f*cks-to-give got caught in traffic also

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Just underlines the recklessness and unserious nature of this maladministration.

[malaise]

5. Here's the answer for us peons

[sop]

6. Michael Boulos is a multi-millionaire, his father, the "shadowy" Massad Boulos, is a billionaire (by his own account).

Trump's SiL was there representing his father, hoping to further cash in on his family connections.

[FakeNoose]

16. Massad Boulos works for Marco, so maybe his son Michael is getting the cook's tour

Maybe Marco thinks it's better to make up some story about how they're friends, and he happened to be in town? I don't know.



Wiki link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massad_Boulos

[Historic NY]

7. Why didn't the bring "Vito Boombutz" the pool guy....he knows how to get a deal.

[Prairie Gates]

9. ...

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. You never know when a yacht would help smooth the diplomacy

Career
Boulos worked for his cousin, Jimmy Frangi,[23] in international yacht brokerage.[24]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Boulos

That's his entire career (publicly acknowledged, anyway; that doesn't mean that money hasn't passed through his hands for other reasons).

[Baitball Blogger]

10. They're so unprofessional.

[oasis]

11. Trump admin and families are crooked to the bone.

[nuxvomica]

13. It's all about normalizing the idea of a dynasty

This will all reach a climax in a scene like this in the Reflecting Pool:

[kairos12]

14. Marcos was just surprised when Boulus

jumped out his giant Florsheim clown shoes.