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President Donald Trump clarified on Truth Social that his political advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair are outside consultants rather than direct employees, addressing concerns raised by The New York Times about their previous work for a pro-Russian government in the Balkans. Trump said he would terminate them if their other clients create a conflict of interest. LaCivita and Blair continue to advise Trump’s 2024 campaign and MAGA Inc., with Blair also leading strategy meetings at the White House. The article notes internal division within Trump's circle regarding this issue, with Steve Bannon calling LaCivita and Blair “grifters” while a Trump ally defended their work as crucial for midterm election efforts.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Donald Trump threatened to terminate two top campaign advisers, Chris LaCivita and James Blair, after it was revealed they each earned hundreds of thousands of dollars consulting for a pro-Russian government in Bosnia. The New York Times reported that the pair provided advice regarding voting issues to Republika Srpska, one of Bosnia's two autonomous entities. Trump claimed the men were outside consultants allowed to work with other clients and said he would fire them if their foreign work created a conflict of interest. This revelation comes amid concerns about potential losses for Republicans in the November 3 midterm elections.
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President Donald Trump insisted there will be no conflicts of interest created by political advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair after reports that they worked for a pro-Russian government in the Balkans before Russia’s election.
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they → insist → election
“Chris LaCivita and James Blair are outside consultants,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday.
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Trump → write → Wednesday
“They do not work for me, other than as outside consultants.
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They → work → consultants
They most likely have numerous clients, but for that, you would have to ask them.
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you → have → them
They are allowed to do work for others, just like all consultants in Washington, D.C.”
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They → allow → Washington
The president added he will fire the pair if their work amounts to a conflict of interest.
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work → add → interest
“I do not have any idea who else they work for but will, on reflection, ask them and, if there’s a conflict, I will terminate them, immediately!” wrote Trump.
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Trump → have → them
The New York Times reported Wednesday that LaCivita, Trump’s 2024 campaign co-chairman, and Blair, his former White House deputy chief of staff, were paid hundreds of thousands apiece through a law firm retained by Republika Srpska’s government to provide advice regarding voting issues.
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LaCivita → report → issues
LaCivita and Blair both continue to help Trump, mainly through his MAGA Inc. super PAC, with Blair, in particular, leading meetings with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles to advise administration officials and congressional Republicans on the president’s midterm strategy.
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Blair → continue → strategy
Blair is also credited as the architect of the GOP’s mid-decade redistricting strategy, which was initially meant to net Republicans upwards of 15 seats but, given the political environment and counterefforts from Democrats, looks to fall well short of that.
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which → credit → that
The consulting work generated a divided response from Trumpworld, with the midterm elections less than a month away.
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work → generate → Trumpworld
Former Trump White House chief political strategist Steve Bannon criticized LaCivita and Blair as “grifters” at odds with Trump’s 2016 promise to “drain the swamp.”
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Bannon → criticize → swamp
“Newsom just said ‘the Democrats need to focus on ending Trump’s presidency in 28 days’ while these two grifters are out of the country — and we wonder why the MAGA base may have an enthusiasm gap,” Bannon told Politico.
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Bannon → say → Politico
“We need a forensic audit of where the money went so the president has the information to hold people accountable.”
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people → need → information
A Trump White House ally, however, dismissed the scrutiny: “If not for this story being published, no one involved in the midterms would have even known he took the trip, because [Blair] was working quite literally around the clock on races.
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Blair → dismiss → races
James literally hosted a Saturday team meeting to review & make big strategic decisions.”
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James → host → decisions
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