Susie Wiles' Email Demanding WH Staffers Stop Leaking to Press Is Leaked to Press
Source: MEDIAite
May 8th, 2026, 6:59 pm
An email from President Donald Trumps White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles ordering staff to stop leaking to the press was leaked to the press on Friday.
In the directive, written in late March and obtained by Politicos West Wing Playbook, Wiles warned that no staff member within the Executive Office of the President is permitted to speak with members of the news media without the explicit approval of the White House Communications Office.
Unauthorized leaks will not be tolerated and are subject to sanction up to and including termination, she continued. She added: Violation of this policy can result in significant disruption to ongoing operations and can potentially endanger missions and activities of national significance.
One person familiar told Politico that Wiles had become generally very frustrated with leaks, though the directive was not tied to any single incident.
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mwmisses4289
(4,612 posts)"Most transparent administration" yeah, sure, jan.
Whip-poor-will
(460 posts)If you're doing nothing wrong there would be nothing to leak, now would there ?
Free speech !st amendment
Baitball Blogger
(52,681 posts)NJCher
(43,427 posts)For when there are a lot of leaks. I think, but dont quote me on this, that it comes from Andrew Weissman.
Its when the staff feels things are out of control.
mountain grammy
(29,163 posts)Cant keep his mouth shut.
PatSeg
(53,440 posts)He really can't help himself.
he is deranged.
PatSeg
(53,440 posts)Underneath the dementia, he is seriously deranged and probably always has been. The dementia is letting the crazy come to the surface.
BattleRow
(2,654 posts)YodaMom2
(210 posts)Before he was so obviously dementia-addled, even before he was involved in politics, he was a shameless gossip in NYC. He was constantly spilling tea (some true, some completely invented) to the NY Post. During his first term, he repeatedly revealed highly confidential national security information to people who had NO f*cking business hearing it, like Merde-a-Lardo sycophants and KREMLIN emissaries. Why? Because he believes it makes him look important, that his in-the-know info drops impress people and elevate him in their eyes. I know something you dont know! See how powerful and important I am?
If the leaks embarrass or diminish someone other than him, Id say theres a better than even chance hes the source. If they make HIM look bad, 100% it wasnt him.
Its a function of his twisted pathology.
PatSeg
(53,440 posts)He certainly is a "shameless gossip". He really doesn't seem able to control himself, as if the filter from his brain to his mouth is defective.
Now with age and dementia, there appear to be no restraints whatsoever - the flood gates are open and all the crap just gushes out of that weird little mouth of his. I wonder if he knows the difference between thinking and speaking out loud.
flamingdem
(40,969 posts)dave99
(210 posts)such a worthless smuck
peppertree
(23,438 posts)BeneteauBum
(729 posts)As promised by this administration
.just more deflection.
Peace ☮️
usonian
(26,408 posts)You can hold in only so long.
Brother Buzz
(40,318 posts)Americanme
(537 posts)If any administration should have leakers, it is this one. The orange moron has long had an obsession with NDA's and leakers. He doesn't want anybody telling the truth about what goes on. Sure does seem to have a lot to hide.
riversedge
(81,436 posts)Delphinus
(12,544 posts)had to laugh at this!