On Nov. 11, 2024, McGuireWoods Consulting senior vice president Robert Wasinger authored an opinion piece for the Washington Times titled “Expect less drama, More Success in Trump 2.0”, noting the key role played by Trump co-campaign manager and future chief of staff Susie Wiles.
Praising the “coherent and well-run” Trump campaign, Wasinger notes that we can expect the cessation of factional infighting to last into the new Trump term with his choice of campaign co-manager Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff. “Much of the unified messaging, professionalism and streamlined operations that characterized Mr. Trump’s 2024 campaign can be attributed to her quiet, persistent leadership and expert navigation of exigencies.”
Wasinger noted that as “chief of staff, Ms. Wiles will ensure that Mr. Trump’s policies and wishes are carried out without hesitation or bureaucratic slow-rolling, just as she managed the successful campaign.”
“With the first GOP presidential popular vote majority in 20 years (and a humiliated opposition mainstream media), Mr. Trump has a mandate for leadership that he did not enjoy the first time around,” Wasinger noted. “He also has a golden opportunity to implement his agenda and build on the new MAGA political coalition that he has forged. Ms. Wiles will be a key asset in seeing that this is accomplished.”
Wasinger was director of Senate relations for the Trump transition team in 2016 and the first White House liaison at the State Department during the Trump administration.
