Overview
- Prominent MAGA influencers and longtime supporters publicly urged President Trump to remove Susie Wiles, escalating criticism over the past 10 days.
- Raheem Kassam linked Wiles to worsening polling and a shift toward a corporate GOP posture, while MAHA voices accused her of constraining HHS chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- White House spokesman Kush Desai praised Wiles as the strongest champion of Trump’s agenda, and Kennedy posted a defense on X calling her a key ally of the MAHA movement.
- Advisers and GOP operatives described Wiles as Trump’s most important aide, citing her role in his Florida operations and 2024 campaign and downplaying any likelihood of her firing.
- Observers noted that backlash followed GOP election losses, controversy over Trump’s recent remarks, and disputes tied to HHS and a Pfizer drug-pricing deal, as commentator Rick Wilson warned Wiles she is becoming a movement target.