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Trump Considers Replacing Susie Wiles as Press Shakeup Hits
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Story summary
- U.S. President Donald Trump considered replacing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
- Trump hired Katie Zacharia as press secretary on a Friday without notifying chief of staff Wiles.
- Zacharia announced the Greek ambassador’s firing during a 14-minute briefing before exiting the podium.
- Wiles’s team frantically called contacts to vouch for her amid replacement speculation.
- Wiles is the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff.