Susie Wiles charted Trump’s comeback. Now she’ll manage his White House. (original) (raw)

When Donald Trump decamped Washington for South Florida in January 2021, he was in a foul mood — seething about losing the presidential election and shouting at advisers.

Two dinners with Susie Wiles, a veteran Florida political operative who had helped run both of his previous campaigns in the state, set him on a different course, people familiar with their interactions said. She convinced him that he could mount a political comeback and retake power.