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ποΈ 27 January 2025
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0:00.0 | Anyone hoping to understand how President Trump's new White House might operate got an early clue last month. |
0:07.3 | It was a shot by a Reuters photographer on the House floor as Republican members wrangled over who should be speaker. |
0:14.2 | Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Green had an iPhone up to her ear, but you could read the name of the caller on the screen, Susie Wiles, |
0:23.7 | Trump's campaign co-chair and incoming chief of step. |
0:27.2 | Come, Susie, come here, come here, Susan. Trump brought her on stage on election night for his |
0:32.3 | victory speech. Susie likes to stay sort of in the back, let me tell you. The Ice Maiden. We call it the Iceman. |
0:39.2 | That's right. As the Ice Maiden nickname suggests, Wiles is praised by Trump allies for her calm under pressure. |
0:47.6 | And for her ability to work effectively from the background. As demonstrated in that phone call with Marjorie Taylor Green during the House Speaker vote, |
0:58.0 | Trump's preferred pick, Mike Johnson, ultimately did win, winning over Republican holdouts. |
1:03.1 | The Honorable Mike Johnson of the state of Louisiana, having received a majority of the votes cast, |
1:09.3 | is duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives |
1:12.1 | for the 119th Congress. |
1:17.7 | Consider this. |
1:19.9 | A chief of staff |
1:21.0 | can be the difference between a |
1:22.7 | groundbreaking presidency |
1:24.3 | and chaos. |
1:26.3 | Is Susie Wiles up to the task. |
1:33.1 | From NPR, I'm Elsa Chang. |
1:36.7 | This message comes from Monday.com. Work management platforms. Red tape, endless adoption time, |
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