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The quiet power given to Susie Wiles: "Two of President Trump's sons are hyper-aware of the problems with Operation Warp Speed and the shot...a couple of us...were invited to present to President Trump when he was still a candidate...[but] his chief of staff (Susie Wiles, former lobbyist) blocked us at that point in time." Some interesting background information on Susie. She's a self described moderate. She's worked in politics for decades. "After Trump's 2016 victory, Wiles became a partner at Ballard Partners, a Florida-based lobbying firm founded by Brian Ballard. The firm opened an office in Washington, D.C., and quickly became successful, earning more than $70 million in lobbying fees during Trump's first term in office by representing various corporate clients, federal disclosures show." In 2017, Wiles registered as a lobbyist for Globovisión, a Venezuelan TV network owned by Raúl Gorrín, a businessman charged in Miami with money laundering. In 2019, she registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent working for one of Nigeria's main Democratic party for two months. After becoming Trump’s de facto campaign manager in 2022, Wiles kept on lobbying, this time for Mercury, a multinational public affairs and lobbying firm. Most recently she was representing the maker of Swisher Sweets cigars (who donates to the local establishment, like John Rutherford, state reps and city counci. "Days after it was announced that Susie Wiles was joining Mercury, another big name joined the firm. Robert Jones, who was serving as senior vice president of government relations and public affairs at vaccine-maker Pf*zer, became managing director at Mercury after 19 years of working for Pf*zer." Some of Wiles’ clients, a trade group for children’s hospitals, homebuilders, and the City of Jacksonville, Florida. Speaking of Jacksonville; Trump transition spokesman Brian Hughes (Jacksonville swamp) defended Wiles from claims that her past work as a lobbyist would impact how Trump runs the White House."Susie Wiles has an undeniable reputation of the highest integrity and steadfast commitment to service both inside and outside government," Hughes said. "She will bring this same integrity and commitment as she serves President Trump in the White House, and that is exactly why she was selected." Wiles most recently worked as the co-chair for the Florida and Washington, D.C., offices of Mercury Public Affairs, a lobbying firm whose clients include AirBnB, AT&T, eBay, Pfizer, Tesla and the Embassy of Qatar, If you ever scratched your head at Trump appointments and endorsements. "Wiles will be in charge of vetting candidates seeking Trump's endorsement. Wiles has been tasked with overseeing Trump's fundraising operation and creating a system for issuing endorsements." It seems as though Susie is catching on to the negative media and doing damage control. If you see puff pieces, that's why.

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