Trump announces Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff

President-elect Donald Trump say Susan Summerall Wiles will become White House chief of staff when he takes office in 2025.

Wiles was Trump’s 2024 campaign manager and oversaw a run that saw Trump win decisively in both the popular vote and the electoral college, including in swing states.

Wiles also worked on the Trump campaign in 2016, and at various times for Florida Senator Rick Scott and Governor Ron DeSantis.

But Wiles, 76, has generally kept a low profile and does not often make public statements. She did not speak at the event where Trump claimed victory in the election.

Wiles becomes the first woman to hold the position of chief of staff.

“Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history, and was an integral part of both my successful 2016 and 2020 campaigns,” Trump said in a statement about the decision. “Susie is tough, smart, innovative and universally admired and respected. Susie will continue to work tirelessly to make America great again.”

Trump appointed four different chiefs of staff during his first term in the White House, including one who served in an acting role.