the appointment of susie - spoke to my guests.f of staff, that news coming to us from the trunk transition team this evening, what will be her first task at hand, do you think? her first task will _ task at hand, do you think? her first task will be _ task at hand, do you think? he: first task will be to set task at hand, do you think? h2 first task will be to set up an administration that makes america great again. there is no secret, we were all working very hard and it was inflation, it was and the invasion and bring back the american dream and susie is a strong woman, a hard worker, she knows president trump better than anybody and i'm excited that she's there. i think she is going to put administration together with president trump thatis together with president trump that is going to hit the ground running and make america great again. but immediately. because president trump is a business a 47th president of the united states and i'm really excited to see susie in that position to see susie in that position to move this cou

susie, come susie, come here, susie. chris, come here, chris.ie likes to say -- stay sort of in the back. we call her the iceman. >> susie wiles is the first of many people chosen to serve in the second trump administration. differ from the first, things that donald trump jr. underscored today, having a role with the selection process . >> heavily involved in the transition, i want to make sure now that we know who the real players are, people who will deliver on the president of this message to the people, who don't think that they know better than the duly elected president of the united states. >> seems to be suggesting fewer independent thinkers and more loyalists than before to carry out many promises trump made on the campaign trail. >> on day one, i will launch the largest deportation program in american history . if these companies don't make their products here, they will be paying a stiff tariff when they send their products into the united states for the privilege of competing with our workers and now protected companies . i will end

is susie wiles from the outside? _ dc filling them. is susie wiles from the outside?ie wiles from the outside? she joined| dc filling them. is susie wiles. from the outside? she joined it from the outside? shejoined it ronald reagan in the 1980s. she is not a breath of fresh air, is not a breath of fresh air, is she coachella just depends. the 1980s is 30 years ago. she has been in florida since. sure, she is an expressed political operative, and government, but she has spent the last 25 years in florida execute in for governors, senators there and for clients there, so she's not a creature of washington, she's a creature of washington, she's a creature of florida and success. she will bring that success from florida annexe could hear washington, dc. yes, she has a relationship with the donor community, with corporations and a tremendous amount of relationships with elected officials here in washington, dc, but they know her as a buddy who is never forgot where she is from and that's florida, and that's what we need, outside deceptive forces coming into washington, dc

susie. come, susie. come here, susie. chris. come here, chris.ie likes to stay sort of in the back, let me tell you. the ice maiden. we call her the ice maiden. >> well, susie wiles is the first of many people who will be chosen to serve in the second trump administration. critics and supporters alike say will differ from the first. something donald trump jr. underscored today while saying he would have a role in the selection process. >> i'm going to be heavily involved on the transition. i want to make sure -- now that we know who the real players are, the people who will actually deliver on the president's message, the people who don't think that they know better than the duly elected president of the united states. >> he seems to indicate there will be more loyalists to carry out the promises trump made on the campaign trail. >> on day one i will launch the largest deportation program in american history. and if these companies don't make their products here then they will be paying a stiff tariff when they send their products into the united

susie, come here, susie. susie likes to stay in the back. we call her the ice maiden. susie likes to stay in the background. she's not in the background. that is the way donald trump introduced susie wiles. let's go to washington. let's speak to sumi. interesting the way that he introduced susie wiles but now interesting lines on those cases against donald trump. something is now changing, talk us through. to something is now changing, talk us through-— us through. to give you some background. _ us through. to give you some background, all— us through. to give you some background, all of _ us through. to give you some background, all of last - us through. to give you some background, all of last year . background, all of last year and — background, all of last year and much of this year we talked about— and much of this year we talked about donald trump's legal woes — about donald trump's legal woes. he faced four criminal indictments and in one of those cases_ indictments and in one of those cases was— indictments and in one of those cases was convicted in new york of

susie who? she has a lot of experience and will bring savviness to the job. >> susie likes to stay sort of in the back. let me tell you -- >> reporter: president-elect donald trump stolee mensah chief of staff, susie wiles, does not enjoy the spotlight like her boss. the 40 year veteran of republican politics prefers to operate behind the scenes. >> she is a steady hand and she is a footsoldier >> reporter: on her linkedin page, she listed this, creating order from chaos. a skill that came in handy while running trump's presidential campaign. >> candidates a matter. what they stand for matters >> reporter: that was her in 2020, speaking to cnn affiliate wp lg after she delivered a win for trump in florida as head of his campaign operation and the state. she rarely gives interviews. she first ran trump's florida campaign in 2016, and then in 2020. >> the traditional republican voter coalition just simply cannot, i believe, elect republicans any longer, so beginning to bring into the tent larger n

>> first while i think susie wiles is capable. i have come on this so many times before and talked about it on tv over the past two years that susie wiles, chris leslie vida and jason miller ran a disciplined campaign with such an undisciplined force as a candidate. what does this mean for the trump white house? it gives donald trump a level of comfort. i am still one of those people who believes that chaos is coming sooner rather than later. past is prologue , we know what this means and she will probably be one of many chiefs of staff. she wants to limit the amount of access people have , good luck with that. as for the betterment of the country i wanted to be successful but history tells me it is a tough job to have. >> what do you think, shermichael wax >> she has been around the former president for four years a lot of people washington, d.c. trust her. i have spoken with folks who are not the most trump font individuals, republicans that is, when the news broke that the president-elect selected susie , people thought she wou

come here, susie. susie likes to stay in the back. let me tell you. chris. come here chris. susie like to stay in the background. she's not in the background. >> you want me to say something? >> yeah. so, she let the guy who worked for her in the campaign do the talking. she wouldn't say a word into that mike zone. not one word. if the real president is going to be susie wiles, she knows the one thing she has to do publicly is get caught being the president. which is exactly why she turned away from that microphone on election night. leading off our discussion is eric swalwell of california. he served as impeachment manager and is suing donald trump over the january 6th attack. thank you very much for joining us tonight. where do we stand in the house of representatives and what the seat count is. >> there's about five seats in play in california. the drop from tonight is encouraging. most of the ballots are going our way. there is probably 100,000 in each seat to count. the house is still in play. but it will either be a one to two seat majority for republicans or one to tw

susie wiles is mike harley. she is leaving but we are honored she is serving the country. she has earned a tremendous amount of trust and respect from her colleagues in the last 30 years inolitics and in government. she is known for executing effective and successful plans and brings continuit from the first term. president trump trusts her implicitly. he has demonstrated that by giving her the rule of campaign manager and ultimately chief of staff. there are people in this organization who will walk through fire for susie wiles. she earned the trust and respect of all of us. we are honored and excited for her. we are sad to lose her, but we lost her for a goodause. >> what is it going for her to do? >> execute for you to the president has laid out his vision for what he wants the nation to do for the next few years, and she will execute. she will organize the team and policies and she would execute most importantly. you will not have the same problems in the first administration's witseveral people shifting in

come here susie. chris, come here , chris. susie likes to stay in the back. the ice queen.call her the ice queen. i have never seen her side before. >> a source telling cnn that she accepted the job on the condition that she continue to have power to control access to trump. during the campaign this allowed her to insulate him from extreme advisors and others considered to be two french. the sourcing the clown car cannot come into the white house at will and he agrees with it is that quote, clown car that made the job of chief of staff especially challenging for donald trump's first term. john kelly, retired four-star marine general who held the position for a year and half once confided in a aid saying quote, this is the most expletive job i have ever had. people apparently think that i care when they write that i will be fired. if that ever happened it would be the best day that i have had since i walked into this place. kelly is one of four men who served during chumps term, a reflection of his chaotic style, shall we say. >> the chief of staff was forced out and replace

come here susie. come here chris. susie likes to stay in the back. the ice maiden. we call her the ice maiden, right? chris, come here. come here, chris. susie likes to stay in the background. she's not in the background. >> this was not expected to but i want to thank obviously president trump for this journey. it was a great one and it will -- he will be a great 47th president. we had the best team. and my boss susie wiles is the best. thank you. >> thank you, and thank you susie. look at her. i have never seen her be shy before. cc. they are great. everybody up here is great. everybody up here is very special. who did you say? let me tell you. we have a new start. a star is born. enon. -- elon. he's an amazing guy. we were sitting together tonight. he spent two weeks in philadelphia, in different parts of pennsylvania campaigning. you know, he sent a rocket up two weeks ago. i saw the rocket. i saw it coming down. i saw it. when it left it was beautiful, shiny, white. when it came down it did not look so pretty. it was coming down 10,000 miles per hour burning li

susie likes to stay in the background. she's not in the background.: a veteran of florida politics, wiles ran successful campaigns for senator rick scott and florida governor ron desantis before running donald trump's winning bid for reelection. for a closer look, we're joined by marc caputo, national political reporter for the bulwark and previously covered politics in his home state of florida for years. it is great to have you here. marc: thanks. geoff: in a traditional white house, the chief of staff oversees strategy, coordination, policy decisions. it is arguably the most important personal decision a president can make. what can we take away from donald trump selection of susie wiles to serve as his chief of staff? >> donald trump wants to stick with the winning team. he enjoyed great success against what seemed like great odds. this cycle. his two previous presidential campaigns were always marred by sort of infighting, drama, and in some cases, like a great amount of incompetence. one of the reasons he was so thrilled in that clip that you pl

come here, susie. chris -- come here, chris. susie likes to stay sort of in the back, let me tell you. the ice maiden, we call her the ice maiden. chris? come here, chris. susie likes to stay in the background. she is not in the background. come here, susie. >> yeah, so, she let the guy who worked for her in the campaign do the talking. she wouldn't say a word into that microphone. not one word. if the real president is going to be susie wiles, she knows the one thing that she has to do publicly, is never get caught being president. which is exactly why she turned away from that microphone on election night. leading off our discussion tonight is democratic congressman eric swalwell of california, he served as an impeachment manager in the second impeachment trial of donald trump and is suing donald trump over the january 6th attack. carson's wall well, thank you for joining us tonight. where do we stand in the house of representatives, and what the seat count is, we are still counting votes in some districts in california. >> th

susie, come susie, come. susie likes to stay sort of in the back. the ice cream, we call her the ice cream. >> after running what has been considered to be trump's most disciplined campaign yet, she says she asked for more control over previous oscar access to trump once he was in office. trump telling cnn, client car can't come into the white house at will and he agrees with her. that is a reference to trump's first term, his previous chiefs of staff struggled to keep people from meeting with the president. trump also reportedly taking the job of selecting top positions more seriously this time around. a trump advisor telling cnn quote, back when it seemed like an obvious seeming thing, but it seems like in lle him and who nora knew more about dc to make decisions for him. he is far more involved now. joining us now is the hill's julia manchester, and actually , julia will be joining us momentarily , as we, of course, learn more about what the trump administration is going to look like. control of capitol hill still hanging in the balance now as we

susie has been well respected in republican circles.he ran a solid campaign for donald trump, she got him elected. i think she has a lot of trust by the trump team, rightly given, with what she was able to carry out. susie is in a classic mentality, i will have control, and i will be able to manage the situation when it comes to donald trump, the reality. know when is different than anyone else. at some point you will either get thrown under the bus, or you have to abide by his bidding and bends to what he wants you to do. i was therefore john kelly, i was therefore nick mulvaney as chief of staff, i was there when i saw him take a stand against trump and then he was removed from his role as a strong pushback, and then it was mark meadows, and i lived through that mark meadows era. and a lot of people say i'm not going to have the clown car, not let the charlatans into the white house, but the reality is, all the circles are intertwined, and donald trump listens to them. they are going to have a direct link to the oval office, she may t

susie, come here, come here, susie. chris, come here, chris. likes to stay sort of in the back. the ice thing. we call it the ice thing. [cheering and applause] susie likes to stay in the background. she's not in the background. >> this was unexpected, but i just want to thank obviously president trump for this journey. it was a great one and he's a helluva candidate. he's gonna be a helluva great 47 the president. and this team that we had the best team. and of course, even my boss, susie wiles the best. thank you. [cheering and applause] >> thank you. and thank you, susie. look at her. she's shy. i've never seen her be shy before. they're great. everybody up here is great. everybody up here is very special. but the trumpet -- who did you say? oh, let me tell you, we have a new star. a star is born, elon. [cheering and applause] he's an amazing guy. we were sitting together tonight. we spent two weeks in philadelphia and different parts of pennsylvania campaigning. you know, he sent the rocket up two weeks ago and i saw that rocket and i saw i

well, susie wiles started her career in the reagan administration. the white house as a scheduler in the 1980s. then she kind of fixed herself in florida and has been a long time political strategist in the state. she was widely credited for donald trump's success in 2016 in this state. she went on to help ron desantis become governor. and then there was a bit of a brief pause when she didn't work for donald trump, then she did come back. donald trump tapped her specifically for his third term to lead his campaign and she did quite a job. on stage in his victory speech, he credited her, singled her out as one of the people that led him to victory. and what we saw from that speech was him at nick naming her the ice maiden, saying she is someone who usually stays in the back. but he has now elevated her to one of the top jobs. and we saw so many republicans floating her name for the job after many republicans floating her name for thejob after mr name for the job after mr trump's name for thejob after mr trump's victory, so she is someone who is widely

susie knows how to execute. that is the most important thing that donald trump wants read he does not want a lot of people talking. she knows how to execute. she has tremendous amount of relationships here. she has the trust in the president and the campaign staff. a lot of us would walk through fire for her. i would like to point out that she is a woman. my daughter can have an example leading the position of power like this. that is good for the country. you make let's talk about what is going on . donald trump said his proposal for mass deportation of undocumented immigrants would have, no price tag. what does that suggest to you about the massive that is about to take? >> he does not know how the system works. donald trump will go out of all things that are right and justice to try to come through on a campaign promise. he wants to make sure he is eradicating the undocumented population. he is not just speaking about new arrivals. he is talking about people who have been here for 40 years. to do that seismic

come, susie, come here. susie likes to stay sort of in the back, let me tell you. the ice maiden, we call her the ice maiden. thank you, susie. look at this. she is shocked. she's never been shocked before. susie. >> she did not speak. she ended up calling her co-chair, chris lacivita, to the mike but i'm told by sources that trump was urged to move quickly tonight in naming a chief of staff faster than he did in 2016. he named his chief of staff the following sunday after he was elected because they argued that it allows for there to be a power center instead of the powers directly as everyone is trying to get these jobs. as we know, donald trump likes to be right in the middle of the battle. kristin holmes has been reporting on the transition staffing battle that is underway . on susie wiles, she might be someone that people are not familiar with but she is a real powerhouse in terms of influence on donald trump and running his campaign and just being around him in the last four years, but especially the last two most critically. >> one thing to keep in mind abou

susie, come here, susie. come here, susie, chris, come here, chris. susie likes to stay sort of in the back let me tell you. the ice baby, we call her the ice baby. >> susie wiles rarely posts online but she went after mark cuban posting on x in part, quote, i'm told mark cuban needs help identifying the strong and intelligent women surrounding president trump. here we are. i've been proud to lead this campaign and back out here live as dana knows she will lead one of the most important offices in the white house. the chief of staff is going to be who controls access to president trump. she is also going to be one of his closest and most important advisors. send it back to you. >> bill: top job, too. nice to see you. good job on the road, bill, well done. >> president biden: our democracy is at stake, think about it. think about what happens if donald trump were to win this election? the american experiment endures. we'll be okay. >> dana: president biden changed his tune after trump's victory. jackui heinrich pressing karine jean-pierre on the change

do you know susie? >> i do not know susie. we will see how it goes.ckground for now. who knows what is going to happen. it is hard to predict what will happen tomorrow with trump much less over the next four years. there are two types of people that he will bring into the circle, folks like susie in the background with no future in politics but then there are people who are politicians in congress, who think they have a future and those people may be more of the wildcards and that is why he is indexing towards people like susie who are not in front making statements and trying to promote themselves because he thinks those folks can be more easily directed and controlled and he can remain the focus of the discussion. >> just a follow-up, these are the top cabinet contenders according to sources familiar, secretary of defense, mike waltz, secretary of state, marco rubio. remember when rubio was the future of the party? senator eric schmidt, governor doug burnham for ambassador to the nations. we also heard names floated for texas attorney general kim pa

let me also express my tremendous appreciation for susie and chris. the job you did. come, susie.ck, let me tell you. come here, chris. susie likes to stay in the background. she's not in the background. >> this wasn't expected but i just want to thank president trump for this journey. it was a great one, and he is a hell of a candidate and he's going to be a hell of a great 47 president. we have the best team and even my boss, susie wiles, the best. thank you. >> never seen her be shy before. everybody up here is great. everybody up here is very special. who did you say? oh, let me tell you, we have a new star. a star is born. elon. [applause] we spent two weeks in philadelphia and different parts of pennsylvania campaigning. i saw that rocket and i saw it coming down, and it was beautiful shiny white when it came down. it was going 10,000 miles an hour and it was burning like hell. i said, would happen to her paint job? he said, we never made a paint that could withstand that kind of heat. but i saw it come down and turn around, and it's like 22 stories tall, by the way. it look

we could take from this right now that , susie wiles knows what she is doing. she is professional and organized, but if trump decides to ignore his own advice or break his word with her, he's going to do it. >> meredith, what is your take on that in terms of the --. it seems like there is a fork in the road were a lot of these allies are trying to push him to really take this moment and make the most of it, and yet, there is this group of others that , to mark's point, if they want to derail him, they could? >> i think it speaks to the broader trump world that we have all known now for years . as mark was saying, donald trump likes to consult with the pretty wide variety of people, whether it is members in his club and friends or celebrities or people in congress or just the person who happens to be standing next to him at a rally . he will ask them questions or ask for their opinions. we saw that in the white house how the oval office was described as a kind of bus station where people were constantly coming in and out. i think with susie wiles, she is probabl

[applause] come here susie. chris, come here. susie likes to stay in the back. let me tell you. susie likes to stay in the background. she's not in the background. >> this was unexpected but i want to thank obviously president trump for this journey, and he is a hell of a candidate. it's going to be a hell of a great 47th president. this team we had the best team and of course even my boss, susie, the best. thank you. >> thank you, and thank you, susie. they are great. everybody up here is great. everybody up here is very special. who did you say? oh, let me tell you, we have a new star. a star is born. elon. he is an amazing guy. we were sitting together tonight and he spent two weeks in philadelphia in different parts of pennsylvania, campaigning. you know he sent a rocket up two weeks ago and i saw that rocket and i saw it coming down and when it left it was beautiful, shining white. when it came down it looks so pretty, it was going 10,000 miles an hour and burning like hell. i said what happened to your paint job? he said we never made it pained they could withstand that ki

randi kaye say they have a long resume of experience. >> susie likes to stay in the back. let me tell you. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump's newly minted chief of staff, susie wiles, does not enjoy the spotlight like her boss. the 40 year veteran republican politics prefers to operate behind the scenes. >> she is a steady hand and she is a footsoldier >> reporter: under her linkedin page, under specialties, she listed this, creating order from chaos. a skill that came in handy while running trump's presidential campaign. >> candidates matter. what they stand for matters. >> reporter: that was wiles in 2020, speaking to cnn affiliate wp lg after she delivered a win for trump in florida as head of his campaign operation and the state. she rarely gives interviews. wiles first successfully ran trump campaign in 2016 and then in 2020. >> the traditional republican voter coalition just simply cannot come i do not believe, let republicans any longer, so beginning to bring to the tent larger numbers of hispanic voters. >> reporter: after his presidency, she served as his

i think , susie wiles , someone who has lasted longer than almost anyone else. it appears as though , despite a little bit of frustration that donald trump may have had during his campaign , he seemed happy with her, making her a fast decision by pointing her. this time around, it appears as though for the beginning, he is trying to surround himself with people he may be considering much more discipline than in the past. >> >> jerome powell was asked about his job yesterday and i want to play you this. >> some of the president 's advisers suggest you should resign, if he ask you to leave , would you go? >> no. >> can you follow up -- legally, are you not required to leave? >> no. >> what do you think, matt? i do not think donald trump will like hearing that . >> in the first term, he was often putting out messages about where he thought the federal reserve should go, he gives his thoughts about everything in the federal government, so that was no surprise. i don't think this will come to a head anytime soon, especially with the fed announcing they will continue

let's talk about susie wiles, the first woman chief of staff.o you think she will be an enabler or bring guardrails ? >> let me just say offhand it sounds like the way she is and all the complements she comes with and she obviously ran a strong campaign and you would think guardrails and for the sake of the country i would hope so but let's keep in mind that enough people are talking about this. one of donald trump's jeep -- chief of staff mark kelly came in for this reason, guardrails and he was exhausted by this and ultimately, donald trump who said i want guardrails around me pushed him away because there were these shows walking by his office every day and draws it in and gets distracted. for the sake of the country, yes, i hope she can come in and act disciplined because it is important for the president and we have seen this before and unless donald trump recognized that mistake in the past i expect the same thing to happen. >> i do want to ask you. look, he has more power this time from winning the popular vote and the senate and potentia

naming his campaign manager susie wiles to the powerful position of white house chief of staff. the first woman in that post. wiles has been at trump's side throughout the campaign. trump calling her tough, smart, innovative, and universally admired and respected. trump's transition team planning actions he'll take on day one, and president biden today, what he said about his phone call with president-elect trump, and what he said about his vice president kamala harris and her run for president. rachel scott in west palm beach, florida, tonight. >> reporter: tonight, president elect donald trump announcing the first member of his administration, selecting his campaign manager susie wiles for the powerful role of white house chief of staff. >> susie likes to stay sort of in the back, let me tell you. the ice maiden, we call her the ice maiden. >> reporter: wiles, one of trump's most trusted advisers. >> susie likes to stay in the background. she's not in the background. >> reporter: tonight, trump calling wiles "tough, smart, innovative, universally admired and respected." noting

come, susie, come here. chris, come here. susie likes to stay in the back. the ice maiden. chris, come here. susie likes to stay in the background. >> this team that we had, the best team. of course, even my boss, susie wiles, the best. thank you. >> in an nbc news exclusive, mr. trump told kristin welker, quote, there's no price tag for his mass deportation plan caming it a mandate from the voters. that mandate continues to gain strength as nbc news now projects donald trump has won nevada. that came overnight. 88% of trump voters want undocumented immigrants to be deported. as we still await a call from arizona, the president-elect is on track to sweep all seven swing states. democrats insist they still have a shot at taking control of the house, as two dozen races are still not decided. we begin with kristin welker, vaughn hillyard, and jeremy peters. you spoke with president-elect trump by phone exclusively yesterday about that mass deportation plan, the policy he announced. he made a lot of news. told you he has been on the phone with world leaders who have been burnin

wiles.al susie wiles will be the chief of staff at the white house.s nails, and something that you have to know about susie, she is a rarity int politics. why? she never once credit. she just wants to get things done. one of her top conditions for taking the job was that she wanted to be a real gatekeeper or people who can walk into the oval offic cloe and people that can't spirit to the quote iso "the clown car can't come into the white houscee at will" a source telling cnn.ers, that means the stream ofha informal advisors, friends,ot relatives and we all have them but in the white house he getsla chaotic who had access to president trump during his first time there term and complicated for the chief of staff so that will be a change. susimpaie wiles kept the campain really disciplined and focused on the road and to great success so congrats to susie. a huge senate pick up in pennsylvania where republican dave mccormick has unseated incumbent democrat senator bob casey. of course, trump one that key battle ground state with 2% in his last nam e iconi

with this election of susie wiles _ presidency? with this election of susie wiles as _ presidency?s the - presidency? with this election of susie wiles as the first - of susie wiles as the first woman white house chief of staff, that is a signal that donald trump players to be more disciplined this time around. you can correct your mistakes from the first time and i think we will see more disciplined. donald trump at the end of the day will still be donald trump but there are a number of things and he realises now his legacy as these next four years. i think there will be some changes. donald trump will be donald trump but they will be donald trump but they will be some positive improvements notjust be some positive improvements not just on the be some positive improvements notjust on the domestic scale but on the geopolitical scale as well. . ~ but on the geopolitical scale as well. ., ~ , ., ., but on the geopolitical scale as well. ., ~' i., ., ., as well. thank you for 'oining us. as well. thank you for 'oining thanks i as well. thank you for 'oining us. thanks for t as well. t

and of course, even my boss susie was the best. thank you. thank you. susie they've been very great. everybody appears great. everybody appears very special. but uh, the problem. yeah. who did you say? oh, let me tell you, we have a new star or stars for need on the amazing guy we were sitting together. you spent 2 weeks in philadelphia is different parts of pennsylvania campaigning. you know, it's just a rock it out 2 weeks ago. and i saw that a rock adviser german down i saw and it was when he left. it was beautiful, shiny white when it came down, it didn't look so pretty. was going 10000 miles an hour. it was burning like hell. i said, what happens your paint job. he said, we've never made a page that could were saying that kind of heat. and but i started coming down and turned around and it was years like $22.00 story. so by the way, it looks a little smaller than that, but it's big. and it came down and down and you saw that fire burning and, and i'm generally 11. to do this. it must be in a lab. and i tell the story, it's all the last n

so congratulations to susie wiles. she deserves it.leave it to donald trump of all people, laura to appoint the first woman. glass ceiling broken: >> laura: he went get credit for that tulsi gabbard has a lot to say about this and more coming up. ♪ or tired? with miebo, eyes can feel ♪ miebo ohh yeah ♪ miebo is the only prescription dry eye drop that forms a protective layer for the number one cause of dry eye: too much tear evaporation. for relief that's ♪ miebo ohh yeah ♪ remove contact lenses before using miebo. wait at least 30 minutes before putting them back in. eye redness and blurred vision may occur. what does treating dry eye differently feel like? ♪ miebo ohh yeah ♪ for relief that feels ♪ miebo ohh yeah ♪ ask your eye doctor about prescription miebo. ♪ >> we have accepted a narrative that despite an actually great economic recovery, the vibes don't feel good. so we want to reject it and get something else. what will the future hold now that america has just decided that we are going to f around and find out. >> laura: i don

only one name roast of the top of the list and that was susie wiles.mp was happy with that decision. >> she says her specialty is creating order from chaos. it raises the questions, democrats has said of donald trump orchard win -- were to be win -- were to win, donald trump would have no guard. would be mistake -- a mistake to see susie wiles as a guard rail protected? >> that's a good question peer what wiles would not talk about is with those times where she had to, statistically, an advisor advises a principal and eventually the principal, even donald trump will take the advisor's advice. there are a daughter where she told him please don't do this or tried to nudge the ship of ss trump in the right way. it is very difficult process. she did that. however, donald trump does what he wants to do. and there is always that fundamental tension that runs through his organizations. so, to the degree of comparing wiles to a guard rail i think it is fair, but it's also important to remember that donald trump is an 18 wheeler and sometimes he careens down th

] come here, susie.pplause] chris, come here, chris. [cheering and applause] susie likes to stay in the back. she is not in the background. >> this was unexpected. i just want to thank president trump for this journey. it was a great one and he is a hell of a candidate that will be a hell of a great 47th president and this team that we had, the best team and of course even my boss, susie, the best. thank you. [cheering and applause] >> thank you. thank you, susie. i've never seen her be shy before. susie. they are gray. everybody up here is great. everybody appears very special. who did you say? oh. let me tell you. we have a new star. a star is born. elon. [cheering and applause] he has an amazing guy. he spent two weeks in philadelphia and different parts of pennsylvania. campaigning. he sent the rocket up two weeks ago and i saw that rocket and i saw coming down. when it left it was beautiful, shiny white. when it came down, it did not look so pretty. 10,000 miles per hour. it was burning like hell. i

[cheers and applause] >> susie, come, susie. come here, susie. chris, come here, chris. susie likes to stay sort of in the back. let me tell you. the iseman. we call her the iseman. come here, chris. [applause] susie likes to stay in the background. she is not in the background. >> brian: also. >> ainsley: chris la is a vita. behind the scenes. look at each other there is no friction. chris la is a vita. comes with a hammer, the former marine, i don't know if he has aspirations, i don't know if he wants to do it. >> lawrence: is he an operative. >> brian: she will be fantastic. she had a huge falling out with ron desantis. it looked like she was not going to be back in the republican party. donald trump says look, come over, see me. after a while he said let's revamp this together. why don't you do it? little by little they start building up this team overcoming all the court cases. hit the juggernaut. hit the primary and staff up and next thing you know they pull off this historic win. if you want to know how wildly she is respected. among the people praising her democr

susie wiles is one of his longest-serving advisors. has been involved in all of his presidential campaigns and she will be the first female in the role of white house chief of staff. randy introduces us to this veteran florida republican operative. >> susie likes to stay sort of in the back. let me tell you. >> donald trump's newly minted chief of staff, susie wiles, does not enjoy the spotlight like her boss. the 40 year veteran of republican politics operates behind the scenes. >> she's a steady hand and is a loyal foot soldier. >> reporter: on her linkedin page, under specialties, she listed this. creating order from chaos. a skillet came in handy while running trump's presidential campaign. >> candidates matter what they stand for matters. >> reporter: that was her in 2020 speaking to cnn affiliate after she delivered a win for trump in florida as head of his campaign operation in the state. she rarely gives interviews. schieffer successfully ran the florida campaign in 2016 . then again in 2020. >> the traditional republican voter

what do you make of susie wiles and what she might bring?wiles personally, but from everything i've heard she's a true professional and one of her stipulations for accepting the role is she wanted to keep the clown car out of the white house. and to someone like me, that is music to my ears and definitely a good sign of the type of ship that she wants to rup. but at same time, i know that general kelly also had the same rule when he took the job for white house chief of staff and he was only able to control the oval office for a short period of time. we'll see if she was able to maintain it. she was with trump this entire campaign, which is a feat of itself because you look at the previous campaigns he ran, he went through multiple campaign managers so i think that does say something about how she knows how to expertly manage donald trump. but we'll see if it translate news the white house, because i know at least for general kelly, for example, it became too difficult to have to constantly be the gate keeper and doing the day-to-day job of

. >>> earlier this week, trump made history by announcing susie wiles as country's first ever female chief of staff. now there is a scramble at trump's mar-a-lago resort in florida as members of his circle and gop sphere are battling behind the scenes for a spot on his team. we've got a team of correspondents covering all the developments for us. covering the trump transition near his florida home. let's begin in washington and the newly announced meeting at the white house. how is it expected to be carried out? >> there will be a return to tradition on wednesday when president biden hosts president-elect donald trump in the oval office for their first meeting since the 2024 election concluded. biden extended this invitation to meet with trump in a call this past wednesday where he said he also was committed to having a peaceful and orderly transition of power. it comes four years after the former president, then president trump did not give the same opportunity to biden. he threw up many road blocks during the transition process and never conceded this election. now biden is trying

right now i think it's a tightly coordinated operation. >> can we talk about susie wiles? she will be history making, the first female chief of staff. >> some people call it the most, second most important job in washington. what's intriguing to me is her durability in this post trump presidency era, i mean, she joins up with trump in 2021, you know shortly after he leaves the white house. i can't think of many people in trump's term in n the white house who have that kind of responsibility and role to manage his operation that stay for 3 1/2 years . so, he's not just going with someone because she won the campaign for him kind of thing, this is somebody who's been empowered by trump to run the operation in his post-presidency through his indictments, his trials, some convictions, assassination attempts , dealing with a different candidate at the top of the ticket on the other side, like through all the political, legal realm, and she was steering that ship through it all, and there was no chaotic tweet of him firing her or bringing in somebody else, so his decision to go

the job you did come susie. come here susie. 's come here chris. in the back me tell you. >> so a little bit more about susie while she was cochair of the trump 20204 campaign with just 1. she served as a for the state director for trump's campaign back in 2016 caricature worked for governor desantis and rick scott previously. and she has been in politics a long time, she also worked as a scheduler for president reagan back in the 80s. now as for who else maybe a part of the trump administration north dakota governor doug has been floated for energy secretary. here is what he said on fox earlier today. >> the talent that is showing up what is very different than 2016 win president trump 1 unexpectedly jerked now every position he has, and was 20 qualified people banging on the door wanting to get a job. and i know that president trump and his treating fantastic choice with susie wallace. they can have a pick of the later. >> reporter: the good news for trump is with republicans flipping the senate and taking control of the senate, these nominations

and that's where susie whiles is going. what other appointments then do you think could be in the pipeline? so a couple of things that we're hearing and at least the phonic, a representative, convers, moving from new york is being, at least it's being floated that she would be the u. n. a. bassett, or interesting, a fairly vocal critic of the u. n. a. but, but still also trump loyal again, another conservative woman, i'm liking that. the other i just heard is marco rubio as potential secretary of state. so a former opponent of the president print uh, florida center. his name is being sent out as a possible uh, secretary of state. so 1st of all, uh, quite a few florida people. um and um and some very loyal and other sort of have been detractors of the president. so little mix with all these possibilities then in what sense spo trumps picks be different compared to the last time he was president. or what do you have a very interesting interview on joe rogan right before the election. and if he talked about the 1st time, he di

susie wiles will be stepping into this position.in terms of working with donald trump, she has been his co—chair of the campaign and she has been by his side since his 2020 loss. she runs a tight ship. she is known to be really in control in terms of who gets on and off donald trump's aeroplane, who he speaks to, at a time when people are looking to have his ear, and here at mar—a—lago right now we understand president—elect will be spending the weekend. he will continue working on the executive orders. and i am sure you remember as well in washington just you remember as well in washingtonjust how many you remember as well in washington just how many times donald trump did waive the pen to sign off on executive orders. for comparison, 220 times during the first presidency compared tojoe presidency compared to joe biden�*s142. presidency compared tojoe biden�*s142. of presidency compared tojoe biden�*s 142. of course, he biden�*s142. of course, he might not need to use it quite so often now and the particularly if we see congress fu

come on susie. she likes to stay in the back. the ice maiden. thank you susie. i never seen her be shy before. susie. >> she did not speak. she ended up calling her co-chair to the mike. i am told that sources by sources that trump was urged to move quickly tonight in naming a chief of staff. faster than in 2016. he named the chief of staff the following sunday after he was elected. argued there allows to be a power center. instead of calling trump directly. though, we are talking about donald trump here. as we know leoften likes to be right in the middle of the battle. with me here in florida tonight. christian holmes reporting on the transfer. she might be someone that people are not familiar with. she is a powerhouse in terms of influence on donald trump and running his campaign and just being around him in the last four years but especially the last two critically. >> yeah, one thing keep in mind is about how loyal she has been. a time in 2021 no one would talk to trump or people were trying to distance themselves she was by her side. he threw a fit watching

one thing about susie is she likes organization.es things to be organized and for them to run as they are supposed to. she does not like chaos. she is smart, shrewd and a woman of her word. when susie says she will do something, she will do it. it will contrast between donald trump who is very impulsive, who does not follow through on some of the things that he says he will do and he jumps around a lot. susie will be the only guard rails that will save american democracy. >> i will ask you about the guard rails in a second. but she says the clown car can't come into the white house at all. will she be able to enforce that? >> well, many have tried in the past. if there is one person who can do it, it is susie wild. >> what about when you look at the current team, do you see someone who can play the guard rail role or will the extreme voices win out? >> there are a lot of extreme voices still around him. the first of course is steven miller who has urld said he wants to implement the elements of project 2025. in terms of appointments

- [cheers and applause] susie, come, susie, come here, susie., please. susie likes to stay sort of in the back, let me tell you. the ice lady, we call her the ice lady. >> reporter: susie whiles did out of the shadows last week after mark cuban made his controversial comments posting on x, quote, i'm told mark cuban needs help identifying the strong and intelligent women surrounding president trump. well, here we are. i've been proud to lead this campaign. and back out here live, zeus is city whiles is now going to lead one of the most important offices in the white house. the chief of staff controls access to president trump and also will be one of his closest and top advisers: send it back to you. stuart: all right. now this, the lame duck biden administration reportedly already working to the undermine trump. how are they doing that? lauren: they're going to make it harder, or they are making it harder for him to bring down gas prices. so they're trying to tie up drill, baby, drill in the courts on environmental concerns. two ways. number one

it's susie wiles. she's a tried and true professional. and while there are other people who might have access and the ear of the president, there are few people, and we all know this, who have been in donald trump's orbit, who have made it as long and are as trusted as susie wiles. and not only is she a political professional, but the president trusts her. and i've seen reporting where she has pushed back on the president, but she knows when to let go and which fights are worth it. if you consider that as the person at the helm or any of the other names that are being floated, like a brooke rawlins, i have heard that kevin mccarthy could be being considered, those are people who could be the stronger voice in the room considering they're closest to the president, versus those who might have his ear, but are not necessarily influencing his decision making. >> it would be fascinating to see kevin mccarthy in the white house, especially given the history that they've had. mccarthy was the first republican to visit trump in mar-a-lago after j