Trump’s ex-chief of staff Susie Wiles hit with stunning corruption allegations as she’s fired from White House

A key former staffer and ally of Robert F Kennedy Jr accused outgoing Chief of Staff Susie Wiles of taking money from corporations and foreign interests to sabotage RFK’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda. 

Trump announced Friday that ‘ice queen’ Wiles would leave the powerful position on Monday for a position in Trump’s political operation, to be replaced by Stephen Miller.

While many, including Trump, celebrated the work Wiles did, former Kennedy advisor Calley Means accused Wiles of pay to play involving her daughter in an interview with Joe Rogan.  

Means, who departed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) two weeks ago, alleged that companies willing to hire Katie Wiles for lobbyist work would get preferential treatment in the White House.  

One of his most explosive allegations was that companies who hired the daughter of Susie Wiles, Trump’s longtime White House chief of staff, as a lobbyist received higher priority for funding from the administration. 

‘If you’re a special interest and you want to get something done, the secret’s out. You pay Susie’s daughter, and it was openly discussed when they had a client,’ he told Rogan.

Means also blamed Wiles for shutting down MAHA reforms because of pressure from corporations and need for fundraising money. 

‘Susie said to me many times: “We need money for the midterms, Calley. We need money for the midterms,”‘ he said, accusing her of shutting down a study into the effects of sugars on children. 

‘Everyone in DC convinced themselves that money is more important than voters. Again, that’s the Susie Wiles premise.’

He even claimed to be directly quoting Wiles as saying: ‘I need the money from the sugar people to win the midterms.’

Wiles, whom Means called ‘the most powerful chief of staff in modern American history,’ led a culture that disrespected the voters who got Donald Trump his second term in the White House, he said. 

‘The simple reality [of] why I left is that there is a very concentrated group of people in the Trump administration that are antagonistic to what people voted for and are, frankly – I think it’s very clear – doing things for other reasons,’ he said.

Means added: ‘Particularly in many cases to enrich their families.’ 

He also accused Wiles of being soft on the e-cigarette and the kratom industries due to lobbyist cash. 

‘Unrelenting lobbying happened and this Susie world… huge pushing, huge, huge pushing, meetings pushing from the West Wing… to relax the standards,’ he said. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House and the HHS for comment. 

Trump confirmed the shakeup earlier Friday, just days after the Democrats’ massive election victory handed the president and Republicans a stunning defeat.

‘I am pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Miller, the current Deputy Chief of Staff of the Trump Administration, and one of my most trusted advisors, will become the Chief of Staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social.

‘Susie Wiles, who has done an outstanding job, will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation. I want to thank her for her service as Chief of Staff — She has done a great job!’ 

The margins of the left’s victory earlier this week were so large that it may end up keeping Republicans out of the congressional majority for the better part of the next decade – a tough pill to swallow for many on the right who have called for Trump to make changes. 

Although the sudden switch was shocking, the Daily Mail had reported in June that Wiles was quietly prepping an exit plan for after the midterms. At the time, the White House had denied it. 

Pressed on the shake-up Friday afternoon, Trump told reporters: ‘I wanted to make a change. I think Susie’s done a very good job, great job, but … we gotta make moves. Sometimes in life, you have to make moves.’ 

His account cuts against that of a senior White House official, who told the Daily Mail that Wiles ‘gave her resignation last night.’

While Trump says publicly that he needed to make a change, the official says that the departure was Wiles’ decision, stoking controversy over which account to believe.

Miller, Trump said, has ‘been with me from the beginning,’ adding that he is ‘very good politically’ and ‘he’ll do a great job.’ 

‘It has been the privilege of my lifetime to have served on his team from Day One, and I am honored beyond words to serve as his White House Chief of Staff,’ Miller said in a statement on X. ‘I want to thank the incomparable Susie Wiles for her years of devoted service to the President and the Country, and for her friendship.’

‘The mission now is more clear than ever: Fight with all of our soul to support our President and defend this magnificent Republic.’

Wiles posted her farewell on X shortly after the president’s initial announcement.

‘Today is my last day as White House Chief of Staff,’ Wiles wrote Friday on X. ‘Serving President Trump in the White House has been the honor of a lifetime.’ 

‘I’m so proud to have been a part of what we’ve accomplished together from securing our border and cutting taxes to strengthening our economy and putting America First. More than anything, I’m grateful for the extraordinary people I’ve had the privilege of working alongside.’

Her resignation comes after the Daily Mail first reported in June that the chief of staff was planning to step down after the midterm elections. 

While Wiles denied the report at the time, she ultimately left just days after the election results came in. 

Wiles is the longest-serving White House chief of staff to ever serve the Republican and has been in Trump’s orbit since his 2016 campaign.