Susie Wiles dismisses ‘Friday fiction’ she is leaving White House soon
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles dismissed a Friday report saying she plans to quit after the November midterm elections,calling it “friday fiction.” The Daily Mail, citing unnamed insiders, claimed the 69-year-old is drained from breast cancer treatment and that trump has been taking more control.
Wiles responded on X, stating she is “not going anywhere” and praising President trump’s accomplishments, adding it’s an effort by some in the media to manufacture drama.The piece notes her comments come shortly after Trump appointed Bill Pulte as interim director of national intelligence, an appointment Wiles was said to have opposed “vehemently,” though she later said Pulte would bring “energy and tenacity.”
The article also reflects on how demanding the chief of staff role typically is, noting that Trump cycled through multiple chiefs in his first term and that his second term has seen heightened turmoil and several high-level departures, including Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Tulsi Gabbard.
Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, knocked back a report that she is set to quit her demanding role, describing it as a “piece of Friday fiction.”
A story posted on Friday evening by the Daily Mail, citing five insiders, claims Wiles, 69, is planning to depart after the November midterm elections.
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“She is getting cancer treatment and is completely drained, and now Trump is taking more and more control of the White House, which he wanted,” one insider told the outlet. Wiles has been battling breast cancer, a diagnosis she shared in March.
Shortly after the story was posted, Wiles, nicknamed the “ice maiden,” took to her X account to declare she is going nowhere.
“After an accomplishment filled week by President Trump, I have the pleasure of reading a piece of Friday fiction, courtesy of the Daily Mail,” she wrote.
SUSIE WILES ISN’T ‘LEAVING ANYTIME SOON’
“To be crystal clear, I am not going anywhere. 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.
“Some in the media have spent a decade trying to manufacture drama around President Trump and people who work for him. They were wrong then, and they are wrong now.”
She signed off: “See you Monday.”
The report comes just days after President Donald Trump appointed Bill Pulte as interim director of national intelligence. Pulte also serves as the director of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Wiles was said to be “vehemently” opposed to Pulte’s appointment, per the Daily Mail, but in a statement provided to the Daily Mail, Wiles said Pulte would bring “energy and tenacity” to the position.
The chief of staff position is hugely demanding, and those who take on the role typically last only one to two years. Trump cycled through four in his first term — Reince Priebus, who lasted from January to July 2017; John Kelly from July 2017 to January 2019; Mick Mulvaney in an acting capacity from January 2019 to March 2020; and Mark Meadows until the end of Trump’s term on Jan. 20, 2021. The most recent chief of staff to last a full four years was Denis McDonough in former President Barack Obama’s second term.
Trump’s second year of his second term has been significantly rockier than his first, overshadowed by the war with Iran and the subsequent economic fallout that hangs over the midterm elections. There has also been a string of Cabinet secretaries and senior figures who have left the administration.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was removed from her position in March after a string of controversies. She was swiftly followed out the door by Attorney General Pam Bondi. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned shortly after, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced last month she would step away from the role after her husband was diagnosed with cancer.
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