The White House is denying a Reuters report that President Trump blames top aides for Republicans' midterm struggles, and Trump said Friday that chief of staff Susie Wiles is "smart" and "tough" and is "going to be here for a long time." White House spokesman Davis Ingle called Reuters' unnamed sources "armchair experts peddling their baseless speculation."
Speaking to reporters at the White House before his Georgia rally, Trump called an earlier Politico report that he was weighing replacing Wiles "a fake story." "She's been incredible," he said, adding that she "just went through a lot with the cancer surgery" and has "fully recovered." "The only one that matters is me, because I'm the one that makes the decision," he said.
Reuters, citing three people familiar with internal discussions, reported Saturday that Trump has questioned campaign spending, faulted the redistricting push and second-guessed candidate choices. Much of the friction centers on James Blair, who runs the pro-Trump super PAC MAGA Inc., which public records show has spent about $200 million so far. Reuters said some White House officials and allies have questioned Wiles' oversight of the political operation.
Blair rejected the report. "All of this mudslinging is ridiculous, and counterproductive. President Trump and me are focused on helping Republicans win in November. Every other Republican should be doing the same," he said. Chris LaCivita, who co-managed Trump's 2024 campaign, said, "Sniping from unnamed cowards who've never been in a fight is not worth responding to."
Wiles did not respond to Reuters' request for comment. Polls suggest Democrats are favored to win the House, while the Senate remains too close to call, Reuters reported. Election Day is Nov. 3.
Photo: White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles speaks at the memorial for Charlie Kirk in Glendale, Arizona, Sept. 21, 2025. Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
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