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Trump’s Ice Maiden Hosts GOP Crisis Talks as Midterm Wipeout Looms
April 20, 2026
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Tom Brenner/AFP via Getty ImagesOne of Donald Trump’s closest aides just hit the big red panic button as the president’s standing with the American people plummets before this year’s midterm elections. Susie Wiles, Trump’s former campaign manager who now serves as White House chief of staff, has summoned dozens of top GOP operatives from multiple states to attend an urgent closed-door summit in D.C.
on Monday, according to Politico’s Playbook newsletter.A source with knowledge of the plans told the outlet that the meeting comes amid a wider push to “intensify preparations” in “a challenging midterm cycle,” providing consultants with an opportunity to share “data and strategy” on “how best to support candidates” ahead of the midterms.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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