Oh, how this town loves palace intrigue, especially if it centers on the Trump White House.
And there was some heading into this anticipated Vanity Fair interview with Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
No doubt, she’s one of Trump’s most trusted and valuable advisers, a no-brainer for arguably the second most powerful office in the land, but not all White House COS are equal.
See John Kelly.
Then, RealClearInvestigations’ Paul Sperry dropped a tweet teasing a significant overhaul of the president’s top staff.
No way they’re firing Wiles. She’s someone who, if she were to leave, would be on her own accord.
Wiles offered brutal assessments of some of the president’s top officials, including figures we’ve already known about, like Elon Musk and Pam Bondi.
It also dives into the “loose agreement” Trump and Wiles struck before the start of his second presidency: it would be a revenge tour,
except for the first 90 days.
She appears to be okay with Trump putting the screws to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
There’s still chaos as there is with any administration, but it’s more manageable, which Wiles credits to growing up with an alcoholic father, the famed late NFL broadcaster Pat Summerall.
She’s used to exaggerated personalities.
While Kelly aimed to constrain Trump, like trying to tame a wild horse, Wiles doesn’t do that, “she makes clear that her mission is to facilitate his desires even if she sometimes thinks he is going too far,”
wrote the New York Times.
