Trump taps campaign manager Susie Wiles to lead White House staff
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff for his upcoming administration in 2024. Wiles, who previously served as Trump’s co-campaign manager and was instrumental in his political comeback, will make history as the first woman to hold this position. Trump praised her as “tough, smart, innovative,” and noted her significant contributions to his successful campaigns in 2016 and 2020. He expressed confidence that she would excel in her new role and continue to support his agenda to “Make America Great Again.” Wiles comes from a notable background as the daughter of legendary football player Pat Summerall and has built a reputation as an influential Republican strategist over the years.
Trump taps campaign manager Susie Wiles to be White House chief of staff
President-elect Donald Trump has settled on his 2024 co-campaign manager, Susie Wiles, to be his next White House chief of staff.
Wiles was widely credited with orchestrating Trump’s political comeback this cycle, and her name had been floated as a top choice to lead Trump’s White House team. Wiles will be the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff.
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“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 wrote 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,” the president-elect continued. “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.”
Wiles, the daughter of famed football player and broadcaster Pat Summerall, made a name for herself over decades of work as a Republican operative in Florida. She successfully helmed the 2010 Florida gubernatorial campaign for Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Trump’s own Florida operation during the 2016 general election.
“Some people said it’s the best run campaign they’ve ever seen, but in order to make that stick, you have to win,” Trump said, before shining a spotlight on Wiles, during his victory speech Tuesday night. “We call her the ice maiden. Susie likes to stay in the background — she’s not in the background.”
Still, Wiles’s job won’t get any easier now that the election is over. The White House chief of staff has seen high levels of turnover in recent administrations.
President Joe Biden is currently on his second White House chief of staff, and former President Barack Obama had five different men hold the position during his two terms in office.
Trump himself cycled through four chiefs during his first term in the White House: Reince Priebus, John Kelly, and former Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC). Former Rep. Mick Mulvaney served as acting White House chief of staff in between Kelly and Meadows.
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