Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles diagnosed with breast cancer

Wiles, 68, praised by president as ‘one of the strongest people I know’, to continue working while having treatment Susie Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer but plans to continue working while undergoing treatment. The 68-year-old revealed on Monday that the illness had been detected in the past week. Both she and Donald Trump struck an optimistic tone, saying doctors expect a strong recovery. “Nearly one in eight women in the United States will face this diagnosis,” Wiles said in a statement. “Every day these women continue to raise their families, go to work and serve their communities with strength and determination. I now join their ranks.” The US president, writing on his Truth Social platform, described his aide as “one of the strongest people I know” and said her prognosis was “excellent”. He added that she would be “spending virtually full-time at the White House” while undergoing treatment. Within 20 minutes of Trump’s post, Wiles was sitting alongside the president at a meeting of the Kennedy Center board of trustees in the White House East Room. Wearing a pink jacket, she received embraces from