Susie Wiles Finally Goes Public--and Shares Her Strange Goal for a Trump "Legacy" [View all]
Source: Mother Jones
4 hours ago
One of the most powerful people in the White House remained obscure to most Americans since the start of Trump’s second presidency, until Saturday night. Susie Wiles, the secretive White House chief of staff and former Trump campaign manager, gave what she called her “first and probably only” sit-down television interview to President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, on Fox News. As I wrote when Lara Trump’s weekly show was announced last month, the programming cements the network’s role as a mouthpiece for the Trump White House, and extends a clear pattern of nepotism from an administration claiming to champion merit-based hiring.
The roughly 17-minute segment consisted of Wiles discussing mostly anodyne topics: her long work hours, her “easy” relationship with the president, her penchant for reading and walking, and her office decor. But at the end of the sit-down, Wiles made a curious assertion: She said she hopes her “legacy” will include strengthening the country’s education system—despite the fact that Trump recently signed an executive order seeking to abolish the Department of Education.
The Trump team claims that ending the DOE is about rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools and giving power back to the states. But such a move—also attacking the authority of Congress, which established and funds the DOE—is one that experts say will harm education nationwide, particularly when it comes to under-resourced schools, poor students, and those with disabilities.
“What do you hope your legacy is?” Lara Trump asked Wiles. “What do you hope people remember about your time as White House?” “That is such a hard question, because I don’t think that way,” Wiles replied. After taking a beat, she continued: “I want a world at peace. I want an America that’s strong. I want a border that’s secure. I want an education system—something we don’t talk about as much, but I’m passionate about—that will position our kids to meet the future, whatever that may be.”
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“That is such a hard question, because I don’t think that way,” Wiles replied. After taking a beat, she continued: “I want a world at peace.
Dear... your boss is about to literally start WW3 - fighting NATO (its countries), Mexico, Iran, Panama, China, and on and on.
The Independent had some other interview tidbits - Susie Wiles appears to reveal she told Trump the 2020 election wasn’t stolen from him
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