White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles put out a statement on X on Friday in reaction to reporting from the Daily Mail that she was expected to leave the Trump administration soon.
"After an accomplishment filled week by President Trump, I have the pleasure of reading a piece of Friday fiction, courtesy of the Daily Mail," wrote Wiles. "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."
Wiles took an additional swipe at the press in her statement, saying, "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."
"See you Monday," she added.
According to the original reporting, Wiles, who prior to serving in the White House was a notorious campaign strategist for various Republican figures in Florida, was enraged at Trump's decision to give the Director of National Intelligence office to Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte, a scandal-plagued, hardcore partisan with no qualifications for the intelligence community.
A number of Republicans in the Senate have expressed criticism of the decision to hand the role to Pulte, with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) telling NOTUS Senate reporter Igor Bobic he has "serious concerns."
