Trump Set to Pick Vance Ally James Braid as Congress Liaison
- Legislative affairs director will be central to tax cut talks
- Braid worked for Vice President-elect Vance in Senate
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President-elect Donald Trump is slated to soon name a close JD Vance ally, James Braid, to serve as the White House Director of Legislative Affairs, according to people familiar with the process.
Braid has worked in Vance’s Senate office as deputy chief of staff and also worked for the Office of Management and Budget during Trump’s first term. If officially named to serve as the White House’s congressional liaison, he’ll be charged with pushing Trump’s legislative agenda on Capitol Hill. A representative for Trump’s transition team did not immediately respond to a request to comment.