Trump reportedly asks allies about replacing Susie Wiles

President Donald Trump has privately asked allies for their views on whether to replace White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and has discussed possible successors, according to reporting based on four people with direct knowledge of the conversations. The account has not established that Trump decided to remove Wiles or that any formal personnel action has been taken. The reported discussions come less than three weeks before the November 3 midterm elections. The four sources said Trump’s inquiries about Wiles and possible replacements had intensified as the elections approached. The reporting did not independently establish that the timing would lead to a change in her position. The names described as possible successors are Stephen Miller, a White House deputy chief of staff; Randy Levine, president of the New York Yankees; Steve Witkoff, a presidential envoy; Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency; and Kevin McCarthy, a former House speaker. No candidate has been reported as selected. Trump publicly rejected the account and said Wiles has his “COMPLETE confidence.” He called her his trusted adviser and longest-serving chief of staff. White House...