President-elect Donald J. Trump has named more people who will serve in his White House.
President-elect Donald Trump has selected James Braid, a close ally of Vice President-elect JD Vance, as director of legislative affairs in his White House. He also chose Matt Brasseaux as director of the Office of Political Affairs and Alex Latcham as director of the Office of Public Liaison.
Braid served in the first Trump White House in the Office of Management and Budget, which was led by Mick Mulvaney and, at the end of Trump’s first term, by Russ Vought.
Braid has also worked for the Washington Free Beacon, Heritage Action for America, and various lawmakers, including Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.), Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), and Rep. Ken Buck (R-Co.).
More recently, he has served as legislative director and, since 2024, deputy chief of staff to Vance, a senator from Ohio.
Braid contributed to a training module for the Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025,” entitled “Congressional Relations: How to Work with Members.”
He is married to Melissa Brown Braid, another Trump White House and Budd veteran. She currently serves as communications director for the Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Braid joins a White House full of first-term veterans. They include Stephen Miller, chosen as deputy chief of policy. Vance lauded that decision on X, describing it as “another fantastic pick.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
From The Epoch Times