Trump’s right-hand woman Susie Wiles diagnosed with breast cancer

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, President Donald Trump announced Monday.

The 68-year-old political operative who orchestrated Trump’s 2024 comeback campaign received the diagnosis last week and informed the president shortly afterward.

In a personal statement to The New York Times, Wiles struck a resolute tone that resonated beyond the corridors of power.

“Nearly one in eight women in the United States will face this diagnosis,” Wiles said.

“Every day, these women continue to raise their families, go to work and serve their communities with strength and determination. I now join their ranks.”

Trump disclosed the news on his Truth Social platform, praising Wiles as “an incredible Chief of Staff, a great person, and one of the strongest people I know.”

He emphasized that she had chosen to “take on this challenge, IMMEDIATELY, as opposed to waiting” and described her prognosis as “excellent.

In a striking visual statement, Wiles appeared at a White House Kennedy Center board meeting shortly after the announcement wearing a pink blazer, the colour long associated with breast cancer awareness, sitting alongside the president as he conducted official business.

Her place card had been added to the table shortly before the event began, underscoring her determination to maintain presence .

A veteran Florida-based strategist who helped deliver the state for Trump in 2016, Wiles managed his victorious 2024 campaign and has served as chief of staff since January 2025.

Her stewardship has brought a measure of discipline to a West Wing that was often tumultuous during Trump’s first term.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt expressed the administration’s solidarity, saying: “Susie Wiles epitomizes what it means to be a strong leader. She is also one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. I know I speak for the President and the entire White House when I say that we are all praying for Susie and rallying behind her.”

Wiles said she is “grateful to have an outstanding team of doctors who detected the cancer early and are guiding my care, and I am encouraged by a strong prognosis.”

She did not disclose specific treatment details but expects to undergo a course of treatment lasting several weeks in the Washington area without taking leave from her position.