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 he could mount a political ...

There’s a whole lot more to Susie Wiles than meets the eye. She looks like a grandma straight out of central casting. But when Donald Trump’s demure campaign operative becomes the first ever female White House chief of staff come January,

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced he’d named top adviser Susie Wiles as his chief of staff. The longtime Florida political operative and highest-ranking woman in his campaign, will become the first woman to hold the key position.