Susie Wiles diagnosed with cancer: All about the White House chief of staff’s ex-husband, kids and family
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that White House chief of staff Suzy Wiles has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.
Trump said Susie would continue to work at the White House during her treatment, praising her “strength and commitment” to her job.
Susie, who runs Trump’s 2024 comeback campaign, has two children – Katie and Caroline. In 2017, she divorced her ex-husband of more than thirty years, Lanny Wiles.
Who is Susie Wiles’ ex-husband?
Suzy married her ex-husband Lanny Wells, who also had a political background, in 1984, and the couple moved to Ponte Vedra, Florida, People.com reported.
Suzy told Vanity Fair that after getting married, she wanted to “start a family and start a life outside of politics.” The couple has two daughters – Katie and Caroline. According to Laney’s LinkedIn profile, he graduated from North Carolina State University and has been a principal at Wiles Consulting, a government affairs consulting firm, since January 1995.
In the late 1970s, both Lanny and Suzy worked in the White House for former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. According to the New York Times, Ranney was the head of the Reagan White House advance team.
Susie’s children also dabbled in politics
Susie’s children, Katie and Caroline, are also part of the political spectrum, similar to their parents. The former also briefly participated in Trump’s first administration, People reported.
Katie served as Communications Director for Mayor Lenny Curry at the Jacksonville City Council and currently works for a lobbying and consulting firm called Continental Strategy. Shortly after Susie was named Trump’s chief of staff, she was promoted to director of the company’s lobbying and consulting offices in Jacksonville and Washington, USA Today reported.
Caroline previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling, but resigned in February 2017. She began working with lobbying firm Rubin Turnbull & Associates in January 2025, The Florida Press reported. She currently serves as the school’s vice president for foreign affairs.
