White House Chief Of Staff Susie Wiles Releases First Statement After President Trump Announced She Has Breast Cancer

This is heartbreaking to hear.

President Trump on Monday announced his Chief of Staff Susie Wiles was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Wiles, who is the first woman to hold the Chief of Staff position, was also Trump’s campaign manager who helped lead him to a historic landslide in the 2024 election.

Shortly after Trump made the announcement, Wiles released her first statement on her diagnosis in a post on X.

Take a look:

Last week, I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Nearly one in eight women in the United States will face this diagnosis. Every day, these women continue to raise their families, go to work, and serve their communities with strength and determination. I now join their ranks.

I am…

— Susie Wiles (@SusieWiles) March 16, 2026

Full text:

Last week, I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Nearly one in eight women in the United States will face this diagnosis. Every day, these women continue to raise their families, go to work, and serve their communities with strength and determination. I now join their ranks.

I am grateful to have an outstanding team of doctors who detected the cancer early and are guiding my care, and I am encouraged by a very good prognosis.

I am also deeply thankful for the support and encouragement of President Trump as I undergo treatment and continue serving in my role as White House Chief of Staff.

Here’s the moment Trump first made the announcement:

🚨President Trump on Susie Wiles's breast cancer diagnosis:

"She's an amazing person, an amazing fighter, and she announced a minor difficulty which will be in good shape. You'll be around for a long time." pic.twitter.com/v5xFFl6qch

— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) March 16, 2026

MS Now reported more on Wiles’ diagnosis:

Trump announced the news on social media moments before he met with Kennedy Center board members to discuss his plan to close the institution for renovations for two years. Wiles sat next to him wearing a pink blazer, the color associated with breast cancer awareness.

“Susie Wiles is an incredible Chief of Staff, a great person, and one of the strongest people I know but, unfortunately, she has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, and has decided to take on this challenge, IMMEDIATELY, as opposed to waiting,” Trump wrote in the post.

Wiles has held the role since Trump took office again in January 2025, having managed his 2024 campaign. Prior to that, she served as the CEO for Trump’s Save America PAC, established in 2020. She has also worked on Republican campaigns for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Rick Scott.