President Trump has selected his Chief of Staff.
In a press release, President Trump revealed that he has chosen his winning campaign manager, Susie Wiles, as his chief of Staff.
Trump stated, “Susie is tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected. Susie will continue to work tirelessly to Make America Great Again,”
“It is a well deserved honor to have Susie as the first-ever female Chief of Staff in United States history. I have no doubt that she will make our country proud,” added Trump.
PRESIDENT DONALD J TRUMP ANNOUNCES SUSIE WILES AS WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF!
Congratulations @susie57!
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— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) November 7, 2024
This is great news. Susie was a huge asset to President Trump on the campaign and will be a huge asset in the White House. She's also just a really good person. Onward! pic.twitter.com/Yj1aLYK4So
— JD Vance (@JDVance) November 7, 2024
Check out what Politico reported:
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped his campaign senior adviser Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff.
Wiles, who amassed outsized influence as Trump’s de facto campaign manager, will be the first woman to ever hold the title of White House chief of staff. Many have credited the professionalization of the most recent Trump campaign to Wiles’ leadership.“Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history, and was an integral part of both my 2016 and 2020 successful campaigns,” Trump said in a statement. “Susie is tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected. Susie will continue to work tirelessly to Make America Great Again.
A veteran of Florida politics, Wiles directed Trump’s campaign to victory in the state in 2016. She also helped lead Ron DeSantis’ 2018 campaign for Florida governor, before a falling out that prompted the Florida governor to successfully lobby the Trump team to fire her. Wiles was brought back shortly thereafter for the 2020 campaign in Florida.
Despite having little experience in the nation’s capital, Wiles will become the White House’s envoy to the sprawling executive branch agencies and to Congress. She has not worked in Washington in decades, since her time in Ronald Reagan’s Labor Department, in Reagan’s White House as a scheduler and on Capitol Hill for the late Rep. Jack Kemp (R-N.Y).
🚨 #BREAKING: President Trump has selected Susie Wiles, his 2024 campaign manager, to be White House Chief of Staff
This is a HUGE blow to Kevin McCarthy, who was vying for this incredibly powerful position.
THANK GOD McCarthy’s been shoved to the side. pic.twitter.com/SPPRjWt0tP
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 7, 2024
Per AP:
President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, the manager of his victorious campaign, as his White House chief of staff, the first woman to hold the influential role.
Wiles is widely credited within and outside Trump’s inner circle for running what was, by far, his most disciplined and well-executed campaign, and was seen as the leading contender for the position. She largely avoided the spotlight, even refusing to take the mic to speak as Trump celebrated his victory early Wednesday morning.
Wiles’ hire is Trump’s first major decision as president-elect and one that could be a defining test of his incoming administration, as he must quickly build the team that will help run the massive federal government. Wiles doesn’t bring government experience to the role, but has a close relationship with the president-elect.
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