White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has announced she is free of cancer, exactly six months after she announced her diagnosis. In a post on X, Wiles said her pathology tests "came back clear" after a visit to the Mayo Clinic earlier this week. Wiles, 69, is considered among the most powerful figures in the Trump administration and someone particularly close to the US president.
In her post, Wiles thanked Trump for his "unwavering support" and vowed to continue working to "advance his America First Agenda". Wiles continued working virtually at the White House during the six months of treatment following her diagnosis. In a March statement, Wiles said that one in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer.
"Every day, these women continue to raise their families, go to work and serve their communities with strength and determination," she said. "I now join their ranks." Her post on Wednesday did not reveal any more details about her treatment. Wiles is the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff - widely considered to be the most important role in the White House.
In her position, Wiles works to keep the president's agenda on track and serves as a gatekeeper to President Trump, as well as a policy coordinator and political advisor. Before taking the job, Wiles played a significant role in President Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. Her tenure, however, has not been without controversy.
In December, Vanity Fair published interviews with Wiles in which she gave a blunt - and occasionally unflattering - assessment of her time working in the Trump White House. For example, she described the famously teetotaling president as having an "alcoholic's personality" but added that there's "nothing he can't do. Nothing, zero, nothing." She also provided candid thoughts about other figures close to the US president, describing Vice-President JD Vance as a "conspiracy theorist" and Elon Musk as an "odd, odd duck." The US president, however, swiftly came to her defence and Wiles described Vanity Fair's reporting as having omitted "significant context" to create a "chaotic and negative narrative" about the administration.
President Trump and the White House have yet to comment on Wiles' announcement. Trump's White House chief of staff Susie Wiles diagnosed with breast cancer Trump's chief of staff disputes Vanity Fair story in which she criticises Vance and Musk Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as Trump's chief of staff
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