Susie Wiles exits White House as Trump ousts another woman from key role
Wiles thanks president for ‘honor of a lifetime’ as departure leaves behind overwhelmingly male leadership team
TL;DR
- Susie Wiles, the first female White House chief of staff, is leaving her position.
- Stephen Miller, an immigration hardliner, will replace Wiles.
- Wiles' departure contributes to a trend of women exiting key roles in the Trump administration.
- Recent departures include Katie Zacharia, Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi, Tulsi Gabbard, and Kimberly Guilfoyle.
- Harmeet Dhillon, head of the justice department's civil rights division, also resigned shortly before Wiles' announcement.
- The departures occur after Democrats gained control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections.
- Wiles had previously battled and overcome breast cancer.