Here’s how the president-elect’s unassuming joint campaign chief, Susie Wiles, is seen after helping Donald Trump to an unexpected and sweeping victory in the presidential race: He is a frontrunner to become White House chief of staff, according to six sources familiar with discussions within the campaign.

In a world torn by rivalry, advisers believe in Wiles’ ability to earn Trump’s respect and keep major figures on board. If elected, Wiles will be the first female White House chief of staff in history.

“He gained great respect as well as loyalty among the staff. He’s not playing games. And he means what he says: In the campaign, he said we check egos at the door and hold everyone to that,” said a campaign official who, like others in this article, were granted anonymity or not authorized to speak on the record. “The team-of-rivals concept It didn’t apply here.”

“Susie is as good as they get,” a second Trump campaign official said. “He ran a great campaign and has the respect of everyone, including Democrats, who appreciate his talent. He would make a great chief of staff and serve the president at his pleasure. This is his White House, after all.”

A third Trump campaign official said Wiles already had the role of chief of staff and that staffers widely wanted him to take the job. A large staff meeting is being held at campaign headquarters on Thursday, and Wiles will lead it.

The thinking among advisers is that if Trump makes a strong appeal to Wiles, he will accept the job, and the hope is that he will be widely accepted.

“If he wants it, it’s his,” said an adviser familiar with the discussions. “His standing with Trump and what he just helped accomplish (winning by large margins) makes this an easy choice if he wants it.”

Another Trump adviser said the job would fall to Wiles if he wanted it. NBC News has reached out to Wiles for comment.

“If he really wants it, I’m not sure how competitive it will be,” the consultant acquaintance said.

Trump is notoriously superstitious and has kept his distance from planning for a future administration that began in the final months of his campaign. But planning is now beginning in earnest, and the choice of who will lead the operation will be among the most critical as it hopes to enact a comprehensive agenda.

Trump’s transition team said Wednesday that his victory “provides a mandate that puts our nation’s working men and women first” for their agenda.

“As we select the best people to join the team and the best policies to pursue, the transition team will ensure that President Trump’s common-sense agenda is implemented from Day 1,” said Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard. Lutnick and Linda McMahon, a Cabinet member during the first Trump administration and business executive.

Wiles, the daughter of famed American football player and sportscaster Pat Summerall, led staff in assassination attempts, a shift at the top of the Democratic ticket and a decline in the polls.

“He would be anyone’s No. 1 choice, but that’s his decision,” the first campaign official said.

The 2024 campaign was the first time Trump did not replace his core campaign leadership team throughout a race; Even he touched on it in his victory speech Tuesday, when he name-checked Wiles, who helped secure his victory in once-purple Florida. In 2016.

“Some have said this is the best-run campaign they’ve ever seen, but for this to last, you have to win,” Trump told his supporters. “My team… most of them are the same players… as you know, Susie.”

“I think many of the president’s closest allies really understand the value their partnership creates,” said Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. “They complement each other perfectly.”

Trump’s transition leaders are some of his longtime friends and allies: Lutnick, who accompanied him frequently during the final weeks of his campaign — including a return to Butler, Pennsylvania — and McMahon, a former official in his first administration.

Other names actively being considered for the White House chief of staff role include Brooke Rollins, Trump’s former top White House aide who now runs the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute, and former House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. is taking.

Rollins, in particular, held a prominent speaking slot at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last month when Lutnick spoke. during a appearance On Fox News on Thursday, McCarthy said he would not be chief of staff and dismissed Wiles as “I would do a great job.”

Rollins and McCarthy all had relationships with Trump, but only one candidate had the staff’s professional respect and loyalty, a campaign official said.

“And this is Susie,” the person added.