Following his landslide election victory, President-elect Donald Trump tapped his campaign co-chair, Susie Wiles, to serve as White House Chief of Staff.
Trump announced on Thursday that Wiles would transition from leading his campaign to helping him lead the country as she is set to become the first female White House Chief of Staff in history. The president-elect described Wiles as “tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected.”
Wiles is a relatively unknown figure in mainstream America, but she has been instrumental in two Trump victories and was also behind Rick Scott’s and Ron DeSantis’ gubernatorial election victories in Florida.
The 67-year-old is the daughter of former NFL player and longtime broadcaster Pat Summerall. She got her start in politics in 1979, working as an assistant for New York Republican Congressman Jack Kemp, who was also a former…
