James Braid, President Trump’s longest-serving legislative affairs director, is leaving the White House in September.
“James Braid, our Director of Legislative Affairs, will be leaving the White House in September. James has played a critical role in our many accomplishments with Congress, including THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, beating the Democrats in two shutdown showdowns, passing the GENIUS Act, defeating a record number of War Powers resolutions, and the confirmation of my Cabinet at the fastest rate in decades,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This has been, and will continue to be, the most successful Republican Congress in History. Thank you, James, for your service to our Nation!”
Vice President JD Vance confirmed the departure. “James Braid had one of the toughest jobs in the entire Administration as White House Legislative Director and delivered for President Trump at every turn,” he wrote on X. “He played a critical role in all of the administration’s achievements in Congress: largest tax cut ever, resources to carry out President Trump’s historic immigration agenda and finish the border wall, defeating two Democratic shutdowns, a landmark first crypto bill, the fastest confirmation of the cabinet in decades and much more.”
Vance described Braid as “brilliant” and “one of the hardest workers you will ever meet.”
“He’s been with me in every fight I’ve been in, from day one in my senate office through the transition and the President’s transformative second term. He has served the President with distinction and I couldn’t be prouder of him.”
“Very excited to see what he does next.”
