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Trump considers ‘terminating’ campaign advisers over Balkans trip

President says Chris LaCivita and James Blair guiding pro-Russian party less than a month before midterms could be a ‘conflict’

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Oct 7, 2026 · byFinancial Times

Trump backs away from top aides who reportedly advised pro-Russia government

President floats firing Chris LaCivita and James Blair over any ‘conflict’ after reports of work in Republika Srpska Donald Trump distanced himself from two top advisers on Wednesday, claiming he did not have “any idea who else they work for”, after it was reported they spent the weekend assisting a pro-Russia government in the Balkans. On Truth Social, Trump wrote that Chris LaCivita , the co-manager of his 2024 presidential campaign, and James Blair, a campaign adviser and White House deputy chief of staff on leave of absence, “are outside consultants” and “do not work for me other than as outside consultants”. Continue reading...

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Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Trump distances himself from close allies who advised pro-Russian government in Europe

Longtime advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair sidelined as ‘outside consultants’ who ‘do not work for me’

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Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Independent

Trump says he’ll terminate LaCivita, Blair if they have consulting conflicts

President Trump on Wednesday said he would terminate outside consultants Chris LaCivita and James Blair if their work conflicted with the White House, following a report that the two were in the Balkans advising a pro-Russian political party and made hundreds of thousands of dollars. Trump appeared to distance himself from the work LaCivita and…

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Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Hill

Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government

James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president’s congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice.

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Oct 6, 2026 · byThe New York Times

Britt, Frost named among Time100’s ‘most influential rising stars’

Multiple American political figures ended up on this year’s Time100 Next list, which the magazine brands as a collection of “The World’s Most Influential Rising Stars.” The list includes Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Reps. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) and former White House deputy chief of staff James Blair.…

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Sep 30, 2026 · byThe Hill

Trump political adviser is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about GOP in upcoming midterms

A top political adviser to President Trump said he is “cautiously optimistic” that Republicans can keep control of Congress in November, despite political headwinds for the party and the president’s sinking approval ratings. “I won’t predict, you know, how many seats are going to be in either chamber come November,” James Blair told NBC News’s…

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Sep 12, 2026 · byThe Hill