President Donald Trump reportedly lashed out at chief of staff Susie Wiles over Republicans’ heavy midterm losses.
Trump reportedly screamed at Wiles before other staffers during a Thursday Oval Office meeting, blaming her for the GOP’s defeat.
Democrats flipped up to seven Senate seats and more than 40 House seats amid voter anger over the cost of living and administration corruption.
Raw Story reported that Wiles, who planned a Camp David meeting to preserve her position, walked out and submitted her resignation hours later.
Citing the Daily Mail, the outlet said four anonymous sources confirmed Wiles left while Trump continued shouting.
“He exploded at her,” one of the sources said.
But there’s some confusion over what exactly happened. One source said Wiles left the Oval Office as Trump was screaming. Two others said the president threw her out, according to Raw Story.
“He told her to leave,” one of the Trump staffers said.
But yet another official told the Daily Mail none of it’s true. “He would never yell at Susie.”
By Friday, just days after the Republicans’ nightmare routing at the polls, Trump announced on social media that Wiles was out and that his hardline deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, was replacing her.
In his post, he wrote that Wiles “has done an outstanding job.” He also said she was “moving over to the Trump Political Operation” and that Miller was taking over.
In a startling presidential decision, Miller started in his new role on Monday. Critics say Miller’s appointment shows Trump is ignoring voter backlash over his administration’s violent immigration crackdown.
Miller shaped the two-year crackdown that has ensnared law-abiding migrants and U.S. citizens. Two Americans were killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis last winter.
Another White House source told the Daily Mail that Wiles had planned a Camp David retreat scheduled for last weekend with her closest aides and other supporters. The meeting was planned while Trump was expected to be away at his estate in Florida. The source also said the purpose of the gathering was to plot out how Wiles could stay in power.
Wiles, credited with helping Trump win in 2024, lasted longer than other prominent women who have left his inner circle.
Several high-profile women have resigned or faced dismissal since Trump returned to office in 2025.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was the first, canned by Trump last winter. Former Attorney General Pam Bondi followed her. Former Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard reportedly stepped down under pressure. Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned in April amid a growing scandal.
Former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt left in August. Her replacement, Katie Zacharia, lasted just five days. The administration fired Trump’s former ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, just a few weeks ago amid a widening pay-to-play scandal. Guilfoyle and Donald Trump Jr. spent several years engaged to each other.
Trump’s 35-year-old sidekick and human printer Natalie Harp is still by his side, and so are Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and the head of the Small Business Administration, Kelly Loeffler.
