Trump reportedly seeking replacement for Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
President is asking allies about potential successors, according to Politico.
AI-assisted coverage comparison, editor-supervised · How this was made
(Getty Images)
Photograph: The Independent (US) (embedded from source)
What this story says
- President Donald Trump is reportedly asking friends and allies about replacing White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
- Politico cited four sources with direct knowledge of Trump's conversations for the report.
- Potential successors mentioned include Stephen Miller, Randy Levine, Steve Witkoff, Bill Pulte, and Kevin McCarthy.
- Trump denied the report to Politico, stating Wiles has his 'COMPLETE confidence'.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 9 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
60/100
Hype
41/100
9 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
Only 1 of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
President Donald Trump has been inquiring with friends and allies about potentially replacing his White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, according to Politico. The outlet cited four sources with direct knowledge of Trump's conversations. Wiles, who has served as chief of staff for most of Trump's second term, has reportedly been left out of several recent major decisions. One Republican operative told Politico that Wiles has "burned a lot of people."
Politico reported that Trump has floated several names as potential successors. These include Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, New York Yankees executive Randy Levine, longtime friend Steve Witkoff, federal housing official Bill Pulte, and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Allies of McCarthy suggested he could help manage potential tensions with a Democratic-controlled Congress.
Klix reported that Trump was angered by recent articles concerning his long-time advisors, including Wiles' daughter, lobbying for foreign clients. According to Klix, Trump denied the report to Politico, stating Wiles "has my COMPLETE confidence" and criticised the outlet's journalism.
Disagreement on Wiles's standing
Politico reported that Trump has been asking friends and allies about replacing Susie Wiles. The Independent, however, stated that Trump poured cold water on the idea, telling Politico that Wiles "has my COMPLETE confidence" and criticising the outlet. Klix also reported Trump's denial, stating Wiles "has my COMPLETE confidence."
What the coverage left out
None of the left or centre-rated reports mentioned that Trump was reportedly angered by recent articles about his long-time advisors, including Wiles' daughter, lobbying for foreign clients, as reported by Klix.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 6 times, most recently on 15 Oct 2026, 15:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
Which photograph to run is each newsroom’s own choice. The leaning beside a name is that outlet’s published rating, not a claim that the pictures divide along it. Every picture is shown from the outlet’s own server and links to the article it ran in.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
5 rated outlets
- Left-rated reports highlighted that President Donald Trump is reportedly seeking to replace White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. These reports frequently quoted the Politico assertion that Wiles has "burned a lot of people." Several outlets, including The Independent and Raw Story, mentioned Stephen Miller as a potential successor. The Independent also detailed instances where Wiles was reportedly left out of key decisions, such as the hiring of a new press secretary, Katie Zacharia.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The centre-rated report from Political Wire focused on the habit of President Donald Trump calling friends to discuss his advisers during moments of frustration. It noted that Trump is currently asking about Susie Wiles, describing her as the "once-unassailable White House chief of staff."
Right
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the right coverage of this story. The right-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump reportedly seeking replacement for Chief of Staff Susie Wiles?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 71% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 14% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 9. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump reportedly seeking replacement for Chief of Staff Susie Wiles left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Trump reportedly seeking replacement for Chief of Staff Susie Wiles biased?
- Trump reportedly seeking replacement for Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is one event reported by 9 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Trump reportedly seeking replacement for Chief of Staff Susie Wiles?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Trump reportedly seeking replacement for Chief of Staff Susie Wiles?
- 9 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the main report about Susie Wiles?
- President Donald Trump is reportedly asking friends and allies about replacing his White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles. Politico cited four sources with direct knowledge of these conversations, suggesting potential successors are being considered.
- Who are the potential replacements for Susie Wiles?
- According to Politico, potential successors mentioned by President Donald Trump include Stephen Miller, Randy Levine, Steve Witkoff, Bill Pulte, and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
- Did Donald Trump comment on the report?
- Yes, Donald Trump denied the report to Politico, stating that Susie Wiles has his 'COMPLETE confidence'. He also criticised the outlet for its reporting.
Read it at the source
9 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
5- Trump is reportedly looking to replace Susie Wiles: ‘She’s burned a lot of people’ (opens The Independent (US) in a new tab)
The Independent (US) — is The Independent (US) biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump is reportedly looking to replace Susie Wiles: ‘She’s burned a lot of people’ (opens The Independent in a new tab)
The Independent — is The Independent biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Eyebrows raised as Susie Wiles appears to be on chopping block (opens Alternet in a new tab)
- Susie Wiles on thin ice as Trump quizzes friends with stunning replacement: Politico (opens Raw Story in a new tab)
- Trump Reportedly Thinking About Dumping Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as Rivals Are Circling: ‘She’s Burned a Lot of People’ (opens Mediaite in a new tab)
Centre
1Right
1Not rated
2How did this read?
About the coverage, not about the story. We do not ask whether you agree with what happened — we have no honest use for that answer.
