Architect of Trump’s Win Becomes First Woman Tapped as Chief of Staff

Top aide to be first woman White House chief of staff
Veteran politico lends low-key, efficient style to key post

Susie Wiles, co-chair of the Trump 2024 campaign, left, and Donald Trump during an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida. — Susie Wiles, co-chair of the Trump 2024 campaign, left, and Donald Trump during an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg

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By Nancy Cook and Michael Smith

November 8, 2024 at 7:23 PM UTC

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Susie Wiles, the no-drama adult in the room who steered Donald Trump’s 2024 revival, quietly achieved a comeback of her own in becoming the first woman tapped to become White House chief of staff.

The Florida Republican operative, who Trump has called “the ice baby” and said “likes to stay in the background,” was the first to get a prized post in the new administration as hordes of party loyalists jockey for cabinet positions in Washington.