White House chief of staff Susie Wiles forcefully rejected a Friday night report alleging she plans to step down after the November midterms, slamming the story as a “piece of fiction.”
Wiles, 69, issued the rare public rebuke in a fiery statement posted to X shortly after the Daily Mail published an article alleging she was gearing up to leave, in part due to supposed turmoil with President Trump over his recent cabinet appointments.
“To be crystal clear, I am not going anywhere,” Wiles wrote. “I am honored and proud to serve President Trump, proud of our team and remain fully committed to advancing his agenda on behalf of the American people.”
She accused elements of the media of spending a decade trying to “manufacture drama” around President Trump.
“They were wrong then, and they are wrong now,” she said.
“See you Monday.”
The report in question alleges, via sources, that Wiles is upset with and “totally against” Trump’s selection of Florida real estate executive Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence.
Sources also claimed to the publication that the hard feelings were mutual, alleging Trump has grown annoyed by Wiles’ management style.
Wiles refuted these claims in a statement to the Mail, calling suggestions that she does not support the president’s appointees “completely false and defamatory.”
She said, “Trump selects the best people for his Administration and we all work together to advance his agenda.”
Wiles also offered support for Pulte, stating, ‘I have observed how hard [Pulte] works at FHFA, and I believe he will bring that same energy and tenacity as acting Director of National intelligence.
The chief of staff has worked for Trump for over a decade, beginning in October 2015 when she joined his first presidential campaign as the Florida co-chair.
From 2019 to 2020 she served as CEO of his Save America PAC and ultimately became his co-campaign manager for the successful 2024 presidential bid.
In March of this year, Wiles was diagnosed with “early-stage breast cancer.”
“Nearly one in eight women in the United States will face this diagnosis,” she wrote in a statement confirming the 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,” she went on.
“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 strong prognosis.”
