TOPSHOT - (L/R) US President Donald Trump speaks with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles during an "Invest America" roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on June 9, 2025.
"He's an odd, odd duck, as I think geniuses are," White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said of Musk. "You know, it's not helpful, but he is his own person."
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Three of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet-level picks, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Trump 2024 co-campaign manager Susie Wiles, and former Congressman Sean Duffy, have previously been lobbyists.