After helping engineer Donald Trump’s improbable and stunning victory in the presidential race, Susie Wiles, the president-elect’s modest co-campaign manager, is seen as the favorite to become his White House chief of staff, according to six sources familiar with discussions within the campaign, NBC News reports.

In a world riven by rivalries, advisers credit Wiles with winning Trump’s respect and bringing together big personalities. If chosen, Wiles would become the first female White House chief of staff in history.

“She generated a lot of respect among the staff, as well as loyalty. She doesn’t play games. And she means what she says: During the campaign, she said we were checking the egos at the door and we were asking everyone to do it,” said a campaign official, who Others in this article were granted anonymity to speak candidly or because they were not authorized to speak on the record. “The concept of a team of rivals did not apply here.”

“Susie is as good as it gets,” a second Trump campaign official said. “She ran a great campaign and has the respect of everyone, including Democrats who recognize her talent. She would make an excellent chief of staff and serve at the president’s pleasure. After all, this is his White House.”

A third Trump campaign official said Wiles was already serving as de facto chief of staff and staffers widely wanted her to get the job. A big staff meeting will be held Thursday at campaign headquarters, and Wiles will lead it.

The feeling among advisers is that if Trump makes a strong appeal to Wiles, she would take the job — and it is widely hoped that she will.

“If she wants it, it’s up to her,” said an advisor close to the discussions. “Her standing alongside Trump and what she just helped achieve (winning by huge margins) makes her an easy choice if she wants to be.”

Another Trump adviser said the job was Wiles’s if she wanted it. NBC News has reached out to Wiles for comment.

“If she really wants it, I’m not sure it’s competitive,” the familiar advisor said.

Trump is notoriously superstitious and has kept his distance from planning for a future administration that began during the final months of his campaign. But planning now begins in earnest and the choice of who will lead its operations will be among the most critical as it hopes to implement an ambitious program.

In a statement Wednesday, Trump’s transition team said his victory “provided a mandate” for their agenda “that puts our nation’s working men and women first.”

“As he chooses the best people to join his team and the best policies to pursue, his transition team will ensure President Trump’s common-sense agenda is implemented from day one,” the two engaged advisers said to lead its transition is Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard. Lutnick and Linda McMahon, a Cabinet member in the first Trump administration and a business executive.

The daughter of famous American football player and sportscaster Pat Summerall, Wiles led the staff through assassination attempts, a shift at the top of the Democratic ticket and a slide in the polls.

“She would be everyone’s number one choice, but it’s her decision,” the first campaign official said.

The 2024 campaign was the first time Trump did not change his campaign leadership team throughout a race, a dynamic he even alluded to while speaking to reporters Tuesday while name-checking of Wiles, who helped secure his victory in once-purple Florida. in 2016.

“Some people said this was the best campaign they’ve ever seen, but for this to last, you have to win,” Trump said as he cast his vote. “My team…a lot of them are the same players, as you know, Susie.”

Praising Wiles during his victory speech Tuesday, Trump shared her nickname and alluded to her essential behind-the-scenes work: “We call her the Ice Maiden. Susie likes to stay in the background, she n ‘is not behind.”

“I think many of the president’s closest allies really see the value that their partnership has created,” said Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. “They complement each other perfectly.”

Trump’s transition leaders include longtime friends and allies: Lutnick, who often joined him on the trail in the final weeks of his campaign — including on his return to Butler, Pa. — and McMahon , a former official in his first administration.

Other names actively being considered for the White House chief of staff position include Brooke Rollins, a former top Trump White House aide who now heads the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute, and former leader of the parliamentary majority Kevin McCarthy.

Rollins notably took pride of place during an appearance at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden last month, where Lutnick spoke. During a appearance On Fox News Thursday, McCarthy said he would not be chief of staff and praised Wiles as someone who “would do a great job.”

A campaign official said Rollins and McCarthy all had connections to Trump, but only one candidate had the professional respect and loyalty of staff.

“And it’s Susie,” the person added.

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