We know her name well, but we’re not often treated to glimpses of what Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff, is up to behind the scenes or her perspective on his presidency thus far.
Wiles recently sat down for an interview with the New York Post’s Miranda Devine and shared some of her insights on Trump 2.0, including the makeup of his Cabinet and the breakup with Elon Musk.
The full interview is available here, but the Rapid Response 47 account on X has posted some notable highlights from the sit-down with Susie:
First, she shared her reflections on the pre-presidency assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. Devine noted that it’s almost been a year since then and asked if Wiles ever looks back at it and thinks that it was divine intervention.
Chief of Staff Susie Wiles reflects on the attempted assassination of President Trump in Butler:
“To have him ask for that chart eight minutes in and to have it come on the side that is opposite caused him to look in a different direction … I believe God wanted him to live.” pic.twitter.com/9Tw1lqjHxr
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 9, 2025
“One hundred percent. And I think, in a candid moment, he would say so. The way the rally itself unfolded, the chart he had them put up on the screens — on the big LED boards — it was always the last chart in the rotation, and it was always on the other side. So, to have him ask for that chart eight minutes in, and to have it come on the side that is opposite, caused him to look in a different direction and lift his head just a little because it was higher. And that just doesn’t happen because it happened. It happened because, I believe, God wanted him to live.”
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On Trump’s Cabinet, Wiles has nothing but praise.
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on President Trump’s cabinet: “It is an amazing group of people that he put together … There is not one who I would say is not a complete success in what they’re doing.” pic.twitter.com/zSSghj2WrB
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 9, 2025
“I was sitting in a Cabinet meeting one day — and they do tend to go on a while — and so I was jotting down in my notebook, you know, how I saw the Cabinet. And — these numbers are wrong, but order-of-magnitude correct — five published authors, seven billionaires, 11 lawyers, a couple of minorities, a Democrat or two. It is an amazing group of people that he put together.
“What Bobby Kennedy has done — the president took some criticism, not so much for Bobby, but what has he run before? And he has recruited a team that’s unparalleled — he’s doing great. Brooke Rollins is doing great. Linda McMahon has an impossible job that she’s done with great grace.
“Marco Rubio was born for this, and has just been quickly assimilated over here in his NSC position. Really, there’s not one who I would say is not a complete success in what they’re doing in their area.”
On Trump’s work ethic and the breakneck pace at which he and those around him have been working:
“When you combine a work ethic that’s unparalleled with a wishlist that’s very long and an appetite for success for the American people, this is what you get,” says Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on President Trump.
“It is superhuman pace.” pic.twitter.com/5GfXr1sHgH
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 9, 2025
“He never stops working. And so, when you combine a work ethic that’s unparalleled with a wishlist that’s very long and an appetite for success for the American people, this is what you get.”
Asked by Devine if she ever finds it hard to keep up with Trump, Wiles responded, “I don’t know of another mortal who could really keep up. I work as hard as I can, and I think I do fine — or, at least, if I don’t, he hasn’t told me that yet. But it is superhuman pace, there’s no question. And if you look around at the staff, they’re all young but me. So, there’s a reason for that.”
Devine also broached the uncomfortable elephant in the room, that being the falling out with Elon Musk. Wiles’ response was interesting, if not particularly elucidating. Devine noted how Musk almost seemed to view Trump as a father figure and asked how Wiles viewed their relationship.
“Similar. The president was very, very kind to him. And Elon had so much to offer us. He knew things we didn’t know. He knew people and technologies that we didn’t know. It was a great thing when it was a great thing, and had, I think, a very troublesome ending.”
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Asked by Devine why she thought the relationship ended, Wiles responded:
“I don’t know. I don’t understand it. I don’t know. I know that what has been said doesn’t ring accurate to me, but I don’t know. I enjoyed working with Elon. I think he’s a fascinating person and sees the world differently. And I think that’s probably what the president saw, too — just a little bit different than the average Joe — but certainly came to not a good ending.”
My takeaway from that is that Wiles’ response appears similar to President Trump’s — not angry or bitter, but a bit bemused and, perhaps, a bit sad for it. As she noted, “It was a great thing when it was a great thing.” And for that, I don’t think I’m alone in saying that I’m thankful.
Of course it’s impossible to know the inner workings of the White House and Trump’s inner circle. But Wiles presents as the calm and steady hand behind the scenes, and just as I’m impressed with this second administration, so, too, am I impressed with her. It seems Trump chose wisely when he tapped her for the role.
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