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Trump’s new White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, said in an interview published Monday that there would be no tolerance for “drama” or self-centered infighting under her direction.
Wiles, who will be the first woman to hold such a powerful role, told Axios that she wasn’t going to welcome blowhards to the White House, which was plagued with leaks during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term.
“I don’t welcome people who want to work solo or be a star.” Wiles told Axios in an email. “My team and I will not tolerate slander, inappropriate doubt or drama. All of this is counterproductive to the mission.”
“I deeply believe in teamwork,” he added. “Anyone who can’t be counted on to collaborate and focus on our shared goals is not working in the West Wing.”
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Susie Wiles served as co-chair of Trump’s 2024 campaign and was credited with keeping it focused. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
He added that while Trump’s first term had great achievements, he hoped his second campaign would not be plagued by “sand in the wheels” such as “impeachment attempts and other witch hunts.”
“We’re off to a fast start with Congress work, hiring the best people, preliminary discussion with heads of state, fine-tuning their policy agenda and planning for the first 100 days,” he told Axios.
The agenda, he says, includes “reversing redundant and burdensome regulations, keeping taxes low, reducing government waste via DOGE (the new Department of Government Efficiency), and most importantly, seal the border and deport criminals who are in this country illegally.”
Wiles praised Biden’s chief of staff, Jeff Zients, for his work on the transition, calling him “very professional.”
Donald Trump greets his campaign manager Susie Wiles (L) during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 6, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/ AFP via Getty Images) (Jim Watson)
Wiles’ boss, however, had less kind words. for President Biden in an interview with Hugh Hewitt on Monday.
“They talk about a transition, they always say they want to have a smooth transition from party to party, from government,” he said. “Well, they’re making it really difficult. They’re throwing everything they can in the way, they’re giving billions of dollars of nonsense, Green New Deal garbage, that’s worthless.”
Wiles earned the powerful post of Trump’s chief of staff after her work as co-chair of his winning 2024 campaign, which was widely seen as the most disciplined of his three presidential bids.
Trump and campaign co-chairman Chris LaCavita saluted Wiles on election night for his work on the successful campaign, in which Trump became only the second president in history to win non-consecutive terms.
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President-elect Donald Trump hopes to have a less leaky White House in a second term. (Photo by Sarah Meyssonnier/POOL/AFP) (Photo by SARAH MEYSSONNIER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (Sarah Meyssonnier)
True to his preference for staying out of the spotlight, she rejected Trump’s offer to speak to his supporters during his victory speech.
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Fox News Digital’s Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.
