Trump's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles announces she's cancer-free

ByBernd Debusmann Jr White House reporter. 16 September 2026, 19: 53 BST.

Key points

• Before taking the job, Wiles played a significant role in President Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.
• White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has confirmed she is free of cancer, exactly six months after she confirmed her diagnosis.
• In her post, Wiles thanked Trump for his "unwavering support" and vowed to continue working to "advance his America First Agenda".
• Wiles is the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff – widely considered to be the most significant role in the White House.
• President Trump and the White House have yet to comment on Wiles' announcement.

In a post on X, Wiles remarked her pathology tests "came back clear" after a visit to the Mayo Clinic earlier this week.

Wiles, 69, is considered among the most powerful figures in the Trump administration and someone particularly close to the US president.

Wiles continued working virtually at the White House during the six months of treatment after her diagnosis.

In a March statement, Wiles remarked that one in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer.

"Every day, these women continue to raise their families, go to work and serve their communities with strength and determination, " she remarked. "I now join their ranks."

Her post on Wednesday did not reveal any more details regarding her treatment.

As well as a policy coordinator and political advisor, in her position, Wiles works to keep the president's agenda on track and serves as a gatekeeper to President Trump.

Before taking the job, Wiles played a significant role in President Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. Her tenure, nevertheless, has not been without controversy.

In December, Vanity Fair published interviews with Wiles in which she offered a blunt – and occasionally unflattering – assessment of her time working in the Trump White House.

For example, she described the famously teetotaling president as having an "alcoholic's personality" but continued that there's "nothing he can't do. Nothing, zero, nothing."

She additionally provided candid thoughts concerning other figures close to the US president, describing Vice-President JD Vance as a "conspiracy theorist" and Elon Musk as an "odd, odd duck."

For context, the US president, nevertheless, swiftly came to her defence and Wiles described Vanity Fair's reporting as having omitted "significant context" to create a "chaotic and negative narrative" concerning the administration.

Taken together, the developments around trump' s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles announces she' s cancer point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.