Suzy Wiles worked for Ballot Partners and Mercury Public Affairs in the private sector before becoming Trump's chief of staff.
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REAL AF with Andy FrisellaOct 28, 2026
Multiple sources confirm Susie Wiles worked in private-sector lobbying for Ballard Partners and for Mercury Public Affairs before becoming Trump's chief of staff.
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… I've also heard it's his chief of staff, Suzy Wiles, allegedly, you know I'm saying? But, like, it makes it makes sense when you see certain things that come out, dude. It's just like but I think, you know, the moral question, while as do before she was right trump's chief staff, talking about the lobbying piece, right before, in the private sector? Yeah, for Israel, Ballot Partners, Mercury Public Affairs. Yep. Go look into those. Yeah, let's hope like, dude, so but, like, here's the moral question, though, right? It's like, okay, moral questions only matter if, one, if both sides have morals. 100%. A hundred percent, yeah. But but what is that? …
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Supports. Politico says Wiles worked in private-sector lobbying for both Ballard Partners and Mercury, and was a longtime lobbyist before her White House role.[2]
Supports. NBC reports that before joining the White House, Wiles worked in the private sector for the lobbying firm Ballard Partners and for Mercury, a public affairs firm.[3]
Supports. The Archives of Women's Political Communication biography says Wiles joined Ballard Partners as a lobbyist in 2011 and joined Mercury Public Affairs in 2022.[1]
Supports. The New York Times reports she was a registered lobbyist until early 2024 and did not sever ties with Mercury until after being named chief of staff on Nov. 7, 2024.[4]
Context. The post itself names "Ballot Partners," which is a misspelling of Ballard Partners; the extracted claim faithfully reproduces that spelling, but the referent is clearly the same firm.
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4 sources: 1 primary, 3 tier 2
- 1Susie Wiles - Archives of Women's Political Communicationawpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 25 things you need to know about Susie Wilespolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Trump names campaign manager Susie Wiles as White House chief ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Inside the Lobbying Career of Trump's New Chief of Staffnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
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