Blanche Defends Wiles Against Sugar-Industry Claims After Trump Replaced Her With Miller
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Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 8
Blanche Defends Wiles Against Sugar-Industry Claims After Trump Replaced Her With Miller
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 8
Summary
Todd Blanche said Sunday that allegations Susie Wiles favored donors over President Donald Trump’s agenda do not warrant Justice Department scrutiny, rejecting claims aired on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
Calley Means, a former adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., told Rogan that Wiles blocked a Make America Healthy Again initiative because it could hurt sugar-industry political contributions.
Trump had announced Friday that Wiles would be replaced as White House chief of staff by Stephen Miller, putting the accusations into the spotlight within hours of her exit.
Wiles has not responded publicly, while allies including Jared Kushner praised her integrity; Democrats separately attacked Miller’s promotion as a doubling down on Trump’s most divisive policies.