Trump’s Chief Of Staff: “I Will Not Tolerate Backbiting”

Axios reports:

Incoming White House chief of staff Susie Wiles tells Axios in an interview that she aims for the West Wing to be a no-drama zone for staff. If that works, it won’t be the chaotic den of self-sabotaging that stymied the early days of President-elect Trump’s first term.”I don’t welcome people who want to work solo or be a star,” Wiles, whose boss calls her the Ice Maiden, said by email. “My team and I will not tolerate backbiting, second-guessing inappropriately, or drama. These are counterproductive to the mission.”

Wiles already is exercising power: During Friday’s chaotic reelection of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), a photo from the House floor showed the iPhone screen of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a Trump loyalist, on the line with “Susie Wiles.” She never tells others what she tells Trump. If she disagrees with him, it’s not done in front of anyone — and it doesn’t leak. She avoids the spotlight. To survive in the MAGA-verse, you have to always remember that Trump is the star around which others revolve.

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Incoming White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles draws a red line:

“I don’t welcome people who want to work solo or be a star. My team & I will not tolerate backbiting, second-guessing inappropriately, or drama. These are counterproductive to the mission”https://t.co/eJRd8JuNgy

— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) January 6, 2025