Trump insists there is 'zero chance' he fires Susie Wiles as secret replacement list of five rivals is leaked
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.
Three warring factions inside Trump's White House are scrambling to install a successor to chief of staff Susie Wiles, with a secret list of five contenders leaked even as Trump publicly declared there is 'zero chance' of her firing. Trump biographer Michael Wolff has predicted Wiles will be 'toast' after the November 3 midterms, calling Trump's habit of asking around about aides 'the kiss of death'. The West Wing descended into what one insider called the 'new Wild Wild West' after aide Natalie Harp printed out reports of the speculation and Trump 'blew up'.
Wiles loyalists back deputy national security adviser Mike Needham; Kushner allies push Steve Witkoff and Brooke Rollins; the MAGA old guard want Stephen Miller or Bill Pulte.
A wildcard contender is John 'Johnny Mac' McEntee, who purged disloyal officials in Trump's first term and recently posted 'Patriots in control' beside Trump on Instagram.
Betting markets have already priced Wiles out by year's end, while a donor claiming to hold a 'devastating' 16-minute recording about Wiles' future has threatened to release it as an 'October Surprise'.
