Michael Boulos is Lebanese. In his Lebanese DNA, there is a point mutation that makes the carrier of that mutation worship money. That point mutation occurs within a larger chromosomal modification, known as frameshift mutation, in which the carrier develops from a young age a compulsive obsessive disorder that compels him/her to cheat against rules, laws, norms, and other civilized organizational arrangements of human collective behavior. Combined together, these two mutations cause the average Lebanese to compulsively cheat for money, even when cheating is not necessary, when he/she doesn't need the money, or when he/she understands that the action is criminal in nature.
It's a disease. And that is why Lebanon is a fantasy kingdom of cheaters, corrupt individuals, and other "beat-the-system" sick people, where nothing in the collective works, where everyone cheats on everyone else, and where the state itself has been unable to run things for the past 100 years since the advent of the modern country. There must have been an exchange of genes with the Italians and other Southern Mediterranean cultures back when the Phoenicians, the ancestors of the Lebanese, crusied across the Mediterranean building cities and colonies, and when the Greeks and the Romans occupied and ran the place for centuries. The Lebanese behave just like today's Italian or Corsican or Marseille organized crime syndicates.
As we speak, there is no state-provided running water. There is no or very little state-genetrated electricity. There are no marked lanes and signage on the country's roads. Garbage is strewn everywhere because landfills and dumps are full and the garbage collection sector is monoplized by illegal Syrian migrants. There is no public transportation, just a chaotic maelstrom of dirty filthy private vans operated again by illegal Syrian migrants; recently the French offered the Lebanese state dozens of modern buses to begin the process of modernizing the transportation system: The buses were attacked and vandalized.
And I am not going into the high-level corruption and theft of public money that have bankrupted she state and made it default on its debt, after all the wealthy corrupt politicians whisked their billions out of the country when the default on the debt was announced in 2019. Banks ran out of money and stopped giving clients their money.
Even when they emigrate, the Lebanese carry these mutations with them. Corruption is exported along with Lebanese emigrants who excel and are often caught red-handed in shady schemes and deals. The Lebanese have an acute capability at detecting faults and vulnerabilities in any system, and then greedily expoliting it for money. In fact, when there is no money to be made, the Lebanese will engage in "beat-the-system" behavior just for the fun of it, for practice, and to prove - at least that's what they think - that they are smarter (smart-ass is fitting here) than other people.
Whether or not you think I am propagating tropes, memes or other stereotypes, be mindful that the ancient Lebanese, the Canaanite Phoenicians, were neighbors of the Hebrews who had invaded Canaanite Palestine and massacred all its people. For several centuries, Hebrews and Phoenicians spoke the same language, worshipped the same gods and shared many traditions. But there was one difference: The Phoenicians were excellent mariners who sailed all the oceans and built mighty cities, whereas the Hebrews were desert nomads with stinking tents and goats who (Kings David and Solomon) in fact asked for help from the Phoenicians (King Hiram of Tyre) who built them palaces and the First Temple. So you may begin to see the cultural - and perhaps genetic - convergences in how the Lebanese and the Zionists behave when it comes to conducting themselves.
As they say, you should count your fingers after you shake the hand of a Lebanese.
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Tiffany Trump's Husband Michael Boulos Sold Brother-in-Law Jared Kushner on Yacht Deal That Turned Sour: Report
Three years after the sale, the yacht is still incomplete overseas
Jillian Frankel
Fri, August 22, 2025
Andrew Harnik/Getty Michael Boulos and Tiffany Trump on June 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
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New reporting from the New York Times details a since-spoiled yacht deal between Michael Boulos, the husband of Tiffany Trump, and Jared Kushner, the husband of Ivanka Trump
Text messages appear to suggest members of the yacht brokerage Boulos worked for purposely overcharged Kushner in the arrangement
Three years after the sale, the yacht is still incomplete overseas
Michael Boulos married Tiffany Trump, the fourth of Donald Trump's five children, in 2022 at age 25, intertwining his family with the now second-term president's.
New reporting from the New York Times outlines instances in which the now 27-year-old allegedly used his ties to the Trumps for his own gain, including a now-spoiled deal with Jared Kushner, the husband of his sister-in-law, Ivanka Trump.
While employed by his cousin's yacht brokerage, Boulos reportedly helped convince Kushner to invest in a superyacht, but the brokerage appears to have knowingly overcharged him for the sale. Text messages and a lawyer's characterization of the agreement obtained by the Times suggest the overcharge could have been around $2.5 million.
Boulos and his cousin, Jimmy Frangi, made a straightforward pitch to Kushner. "Get a good deal on a yacht, refurbish it and sell or lease it as a moneymaker," the Times reported. In June 2021, Boulos sent Kushner information about an in-the-works yacht, eventually called the Solstice, per the outlet.
The brokerage outlined the cost of the yacht to Kushner: 12.5 million euros, including a 1 million euro commission for the business, according to the newspaper.
"But according to Mr. Frangi’s text messages at the time, his firm was making much more than that. The brokers were spending millions less to acquire the yacht than they claimed to Mr. Kushner, according to Mr. Frangi’s messages," the Times reported. "'THIS MAKES US 3.5,' Mr. Frangi told an associate."
Texts obtained by the Times suggest the firm actively hid specifics from Kushner. One leader at the firm wrote, "It's going to be difficult to hide," adding that Kushner should not hire his own appraiser, the outlet reported. But Boulos himself was reportedly not included in those texts and his understanding of the specifics of the firm's intention to overcharge his brother-in-law are not certain.
However, when the agreement appeared to de-escalate, Boulos texted his colleagues that he and Tiffany were "pissed off," according to the Times.
A spokesperson for the family told the outlet that Tiffany had “no knowledge of or interest in any part of these transactions.”
Frangi told the Times that Boulos earned about $300,000 after the firm completed the sale in 2022, yet, according to the outlet, the yacht is still incomplete in Greece three years later.
PEOPLE has reached out to Kushner, Boulos and Frangi for comment.
A spokesperson for Boulos told the Times he has ended his business relationship with Frangi and that he'd only received a pre-agreed-upon finder's fee for the arrangement.
"Mr. Boulos is proud of and honored by his close, familial relationship with Mr. Kushner,” they told the Times.
A spokesperson for Kushner told the Times Boulos was doing a “great job” searching for a new buyer for the ship and that a deal was pending.
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