Susie Wiles expects no ‘drama’ in the West Wing when she takes over as Trump’s chief of staff
Susie Wiles expects no ‘drama’ in the West Wing when she takes over as Trump’s chief of staff
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Wiles, 67, has reportedly received the nickname ‘ice maiden’ from Donald Trump and served as his campaign co-chair in 2024. Donald Trump’s incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles plans to take a no-nonsense unified approach to running the West Wing of the White House to prevent the mistakes of her boss’s first administration from plaguing his second.
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"I don’t welcome people who want to work solo or be a star," Wiles said via email. "My team and I will not tolerate backbiting, second-guessing inappropriately, or drama. These are counterproductive to the mission.". But Wiles is determined to prevent that this time around.
Part of her method is to keep conversations between her and Trump quiet. She never tells others what she tells Trump and only disagrees with him privately, according to Axios. "I have every hope that the 47 administration will not have the same number of attempts to put sand in the gears," Wiles told the outlet.
Wiles rose to public prominence by helping bring Trump’s latest presidential campaign to victory. She played a massive role while keeping herself out of the spotlight – a relatively rare position in Trumpworld. Though she was not known publicly, Wiles is a veteran of political campaigns.
She worked on Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush’s presidential campaigns and helped get Rick Scott elected governor of Florida. Before joining Trump’s campaign she helped Florida Governor Ron DeSantis get elected and rise to national prominence. There’s no exact secret to her methods but she told Axios that “teamwork” and “mutual support” are key.
