Susie Wiles is about to be the most powerful woman in Washington. But many people in this town are just learning who she is. A veteran of Florida politics, Wiles rose from Donald Trump’s 2016 Florida campaign director to senior adviser to his 2024 bid.

When Donald Trump delivered his victory speech in West Palm Beach, among those he thanked for helping to propel him to the Presidency was a woman he called the “ice maiden”. The woman in question was Susie Wiles,

After helping engineer Donald Trump’s improbable and sweeping victory in the presidential race, Susie Wiles, the president-elect’s unassuming co-campaign chief, is seen as the frontrunner to become his White House chief of staff, according to six sources familiar with discussions inside the campaign.