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Trump's Team: The People Behind the Candidate

by Dr. Hardy Ostry, Jan Bösche

An Overview of Advisors Supporting Donald Trump’s Presidential Candidacy

Donald Trump is the Republican candidate for the upcoming presidential election. He hopes to move into the White House for a second term. He is supported by numerous advisors, some of whom have been at his side for years, as well as by members of his family. Trump repeatedly emphasizes the importance of personal loyalty. At the same time, he and his team aim to ensure that a potential second Trump administration has sufficient staff to fill all key positions.
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Susie Wiles

Wiles is Trump's de facto campaign manager. Politico magazine described her as one of the "most feared and least known political operative" in the country.  Wiles has decades of experience as a Republican official in Florida. She has run numerous election campaigns there. Her resume includes stints for Ronald Reagan, Rick Scott, Ron DeS-antis and Donald Trump in 2016. According to Politico, she started working for Donald Trump's re-election campaign after Florida Gov. DeSantis showed no further interest in her support.

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