Overview
- President Trump announced on March 16 via social media that White House Chief of Staff Wiles has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.
- Wiles, 68, said last week on X that she received the diagnosis and noted the prevalence of breast cancer among U.S. women.
- The president said she has an excellent medical team and a favorable prognosis, and that she plans to remain effectively full-time at the White House during treatment.
- Following the announcement, Trump sat beside Wiles at a White House meeting and offered words of encouragement.
- Wiles is a trusted aide who ran Trump’s 2024 campaign and became the first woman to serve as chief of staff in his second-term administration.