Trump declares that chief of employees Susie Wiles has breast most cancers
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles will undergo treatment for what President Donald Trump called “early stage breast cancer” in a post announcing the news on Truth Social.
The president called Wiles “an incredible Chief of Staff, a great person, and one of the strongest people” and said she would “take on this challenge immediately.”
“She has a fantastic medical team, and her prognosis is excellent,” he said.
Trump also said Wiles would be “spending virtually full time at the White House” while undergoing treatment and praised her “Strength and … Commitment to continue doing the job she loves, and does so well.”
“Susie, as one of my closest and most important advisors, is tough and deeply committed to serving the American People. She will soon be better than ever! Melania and I are with her in every way, and we look forward to working with Susie on the many big and wonderful things that are happening for the benefit of our Country,” he added.
In a statement, Wiles confirmed she was diagnosed with breast cancer and noted that nearly one in eight women in the U.S. would face a similar diagnosis.
“Every day, these women continue to raise their families, go to work, and serve their communities with strength and determination. I now join their ranks,” said Wiles, who added that she was “grateful” for her “outstanding team of doctors” who “detected the cancer early and are guiding [her] care.”
She also said she is “encouraged by a strong prognosis.”
“I am also deeply thankful for the support and encouragement of President Trump as I undergo treatment and continue serving in my role as White House Chief of Staff,” she added.
Wiles, 68, is the first woman to ever serve as a White House chief of staff since the advent of the position during the Eisenhower administration.
The veteran political operative, who co-managed Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, was one of a handful of political advisers to stick with him in the wake of his 2020 election loss and the January 6, 2021 riot he fomented while attempting to unlawfully overturn that loss.
She is his fifth chief of staff across the five total years he has served as president, and is generally considered to be the most successful at remaining in his good graces while managing the White House’s operations.
A savvy and tight-lipped operator, she has worked in Republican politics since the late 1970s, though her experience in government prior to last year was limited to a few years serving in the Reagan administration in the early 1980s. She later built a successful career as a political adviser and lobbyist in her adopted home state of Florida, where she first entered Trump’s orbit during his 2016 presidential run.
Wiles did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Independent.
According to the American Cancer Society, the average American woman has a one in eight chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. It is the second-leading cause of cancer death among women, second only to lung cancer.
Statistics from the National Breast Cancer Foundation state that when detected early, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer is over 99 percent due to improved detection and treatment methods.
Source: independent.co.uk
