Trump 'blew up' after aide Natalie Harp printed out Susie Wiles ouster reports, sparking White House 'freakout'
Donald Trump and Susie Wiles, his White House chief of staff, whom Trump has privately been asking Republican allies whether to fire — even as he publicly insists she has his "complete confidence.Donald Trump with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and chief of staff Susie Wiles, with potential successors including Stephen Miller and Kevin McCarthy among names Trump has reportedly floated to allies.
White House staff were sent into a spin after Natalie Harp circulated printed reports that Trump had been quietly canvassing allies about ousting chief of staff Susie Wiles — leaving Trump angry and making calls to sound out who might replace her. Four sources say the names he has floated include Stephen Miller, his deputy chief of staff, housing secretary Bill Pulte, peace envoy Steve Witkoff, and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Trump publicly dismissed the story as 'TOTAL FAKE NEWS' and said Wiles had his 'COMPLETE confidence', while Wiles herself declared 'I am not going anywhere'. Betting markets have already started writing her out of the job before the year is up, and the chaos arrives fewer than three weeks before the November midterms.
A GOP operative is said to have warned Trump that Wiles has 'burned a lot of people' within his administration.
Both Stephen Miller and Bill Pulte are reported to be jockeying for position as talk of a replacement grows louder.
Major Trump donor Eric Deters is threatening to release a '16-minute' recording he claims could 'bring down the entire Trump administration'.
