Susie Willies is the Chief of Staff of the President.

She controls his agenda. She sometimes takes decisions on his behalf.

She is one of the very few people that Donald Trump actually trusts.

In 2010, she helped healthcare businessman Rick Scott become Governor of Florida.

She went to create a corporate lobbying firm named Ballard Partners. She recruited Pam Bondi as a lobbyist for Ballard Partners.

In 2018, she helped Ron De Santis become Governor Governor of Florida.

In 2024, Susie Willies was the top campaign manager of Donald Trump.

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    28 days ago

    “She controls his agenda.”

    Define agenda. Are we talking meetings calendar? Because people like Putin and Peter Thiel influence what Trump actually says and does.

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      28 days ago

      White house chief of staff have incredible power. Sometimes they are referred to as the co-president even.

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      28 days ago

      Besides what the other commenter replied, with Trump there’s a special value in controlling his agenda because often the last person he talks to will have the most sway. There have been stories about his appointees taking advantage of a rival appointee being away or in a meeting, and getting Trump to issue an order or even just tweet a position on something so it’s harder to walk back when someone else gets his ear.

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      28 days ago

      Controlling the meeting calendar for the president is more than just the clerical work of a personal assistant. The president works and makes decisions by meeting with people. She decides who gets access to him today. She deflects people she doesn’t think are worth his time. Over the long run she can have extraordinary influence over him and what choices he has in front of him to make. She can effectively block people she doesn’t want to have any access. Thats a lot of power for someone most people don’t know by name.

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    26 days ago

    Friendly reminder the guy who organised lenins calendar was bloody stalin. That’s a level of discretionary control over a highly powerful individual that could basically let you choose the next president.

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    28 days ago

    Fucking hell, you’d think being the most powerful woman in the US would afford you the ability to change your name from Willies

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    28 days ago

    She controls his agenda. She sometimes takes decisions on his behalf.

    … what exactly does “takes decisions on his behalf” mean? I’ve never “taken” someone else’s decision, afaik… but I don’t really know what that’s supposed to mean, so whatever

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      28 days ago

      Some people say “make a decision” and some people say “take a decision.” In my experience most Americans say “make a decision,” but both are valid and mean the same thing.

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    Looking at this crowd of people it’s hilarious to see people actually wearing that ridiculous hat. Do people actually do this in the US? 😂

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      Yes. Not even at rallies. People wear trump hats really in public. It’s embarrassing

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      27 days ago

      The hats are just the tip of the iceberg. Political apparel isn’t anything new, but it’s usually just reserved for election years. For a lot in MAGA, it’s everyday. And it’s not just clothing.

      Driving through rural areas or small towns, the amount of Trump flags flying in front of homes today, well after the election, is staggering. Flags are what get me because I can’t think of any other candidate who had their name on a flag that people actually flew alongside of or in place of the American flag. I do not remember ever seeing Bush flags, or Obama flags, or Biden flags. This is different. This idolatry is not normal.

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        They’re Nazis. Enough said.

        They’re so weak they want to bootlick a fascist rather than to stand up for themselves.

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    27 days ago

    she would be the female counterpart of thiel, thiel was pretty “close” vicinity to trump in his first term, and prior to jd vance spotlight. he has taken more of backdoor approach the 2nd time.