Good morning! Online abuse toward women rises following the election, women dominate Grammy nominations, and Trump's new chief of staff has a long record in GOP politics. Have a mindful Monday.
- New chief. Susie Wiles will be Donald Trump's chief of staff when he returns to the White House, Trump announced last week. Naming Wiles to the position was in its own way historic—Wiles will be the first woman to ever hold the White House chief of staff job. The choice also thrust a longtime behind-the-scenes Republican operative into the public eye.
At 67, Wiles has a four-decade career in politics behind her. For the past three years, Wiles has essentially served in the chief of staff role for Trump while he's been out of office, per Politico. Based in Florida, she served as a county cochair for John McCain's presidential campaign in 2008 and has given money to everyone from Nikki Haley to Jeb Bush. She helped elect Rick Scott governor of Florida in 2010 and delivered the state for Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Then, Wiles helped salvage Ron DeSantis's bid for Florida governor in 2018—before DeSantis turned on her and convinced Trump to do the same. However, Trump brought Wiles back into the fold—and she played a key role in ensuring the future of the Republican Party was still tied to Trump and not to DeSantis.
