"Nearly one in eight women in the United States will face this diagnosis," Wiles, 68, said in a statement on Monday. "Susie, as one of my closest and most important advisors, is tough and deeply committed to serving the American People," Trump wrote on Truth Social. Shortly after her announcement, Wiles joined Trump at an event to discuss the Kennedy Center, Washington's premiere performing arts venue that the president has sought to dramatically reshape and redesign in his image. " A longtime political operative, Wiles played a key role in Trump's political comeback and shepherded his 2024 campaign to victory. Her blunt statements - she described Trump as having an "alcoholic's personality", though Trump does not drink - circulated widely around Washington, but Trump defended her. The US saw an estimated 316,000 new cases of female breast cancer in 2025, according to the National Institutes of Health.