Trump Says Legislative Affairs Director James Braid Will Leave White House in September
Trump credits Braid for congressional wins including the One Big Beautiful Bill and the GENIUS Act as he announces the aide's departure.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump said James Braid, the White House Director of Legislative Affairs, will leave the administration in September.
Trump credited Braid with a series of legislative wins, from a marquee spending bill to the confirmation of his Cabinet, in a farewell message posted to his truthsocial account.
“James has played a critical role in our many accomplishments with Congress,” Trump wrote, thanking the aide for his service.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “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. This has been, and will continue to be, the most successful Republican Congress in History. Thank you, James, for your service to our Nation! Trump” on August 20, 2026 at 9:40 AM ET.
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This is Trump’s 4th message released today, and the last post was 9 hours ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 37 of his 565 posts over the last 30 days classified as Personal Praise, Greetings and Tributes posts.
Braid serves as Assistant to the President and Director of Legislative Affairs in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs, according to legistorm. The office is managed by Braid, who reports to Assistant to the President and White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair, according to whitehouse.gov. Braid oversees three OLA deputy directors, Jay Fields, Jeff Freeland and Pace McMullan, according to whitehouse.gov.
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