Susie Wiles’s Exit Leaves Big Business Without a Key White House Ally

Susie Wiles, former White House chief of staff, has departed, leaving major corporations and lobbyists without a key sympathetic contact within the Trump administration. Her exit, announced Friday, removes a primary conduit for business leaders seeking to influence policy. Wall Street executives, including JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, regularly engaged with Wiles and her deputy. She helped broker a truce between Trump and Elon Musk and encouraged domestic investment, though her influence had limits, as lobbying efforts against tariffs were unsuccessful. Incoming chief of staff Stephen Miller is seen as less business-friendly, having filed complaints against corporations and supporting aggressive immigration and tariff policies. Wiles, the first woman in the role, will move to Trump's political operations.