Susie Willies is the Chief of Staff of the President.

She controls his agenda. She sometimes takes decisions on his behalf.

She is one of the very few people that Donald Trump actually trusts.

In 2010, she helped healthcare businessman Rick Scott become Governor of Florida.

She went to create a corporate lobbying firm named Ballard Partners. She recruited Pam Bondi as a lobbyist for Ballard Partners.

In 2018, she helped Ron De Santis become Governor Governor of Florida.

In 2024, Susie Willies was the top campaign manager of Donald Trump.

  • MTK@lemmy.world
    61·
    6 hours ago

    Pretty sure I can beat her in a fight. Not so powerful now, are we??

          • percent@infosec.pub
            1·
            1 hour ago

            Like… In general, or are you referring to a particular situation in which that happened?

            I’d disagree with the “never” part, in general. For example, it’s probably good not to know how it feels to murder.

  • TwinTitans@lemmy.world
    10·
    9 hours ago

    Looking at this crowd of people it’s hilarious to see people actually wearing that ridiculous hat. Do people actually do this in the US? 😂

    • CtrlAltDeltaco@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      12·
      6 hours ago

      The hats are just the tip of the iceberg. Political apparel isn’t anything new, but it’s usually just reserved for election years. For a lot in MAGA, it’s everyday. And it’s not just clothing.

      Driving through rural areas or small towns, the amount of Trump flags flying in front of homes today, well after the election, is staggering. Flags are what get me because I can’t think of any other candidate who had their name on a flag that people actually flew alongside of or in place of the American flag. I do not remember ever seeing Bush flags, or Obama flags, or Biden flags. This is different. This idolatry is not normal.

    • Dearth@lemmy.world
      13·
      9 hours ago

      Yes. Not even at rallies. People wear trump hats really in public. It’s embarrassing

    • ObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.world
      414·
      3 hours ago

      Is appearance really the first thing it occurs to you to comment on?

      EDIT: “Yes, body-shaming is indeed my chief concern, hence my comments based on candid photos” was the response. Cringe.

      • ddplf@szmer.info
        152·
        16 hours ago

        Ah shit, you’re right, I almost forgot that people have no control over their facial expression!

  • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
    231·
    20 hours ago

    I haven’t seen the show, but the premise of “The Thick of It” is that the real powerful figures are staffers, not the politicians themselves.

    • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
      13·
      20 hours ago

      You must! It’s easily my favourite comedy show of the 00s, but if you’re not a Brit you’ll probably need subs, lol.

      • HurricaneLiz@hilariouschaos.comEnglish
        2·
        6 hours ago

        But I like Googling British phrases, I want to talk like that! Watching My Oxford Year rn and have paused it like 5 times and I’m not even halfway through 😂

  • Whostosay@sh.itjust.works
    692·
    1 day ago

    I really hate to make a remark about appearance, but she’s got mad crazy person eyes. Most of the worst people I’ve ever met have that same look in their eyes.

    • Whostosay@sh.itjust.works
      9·
      23 hours ago

      Here I was thinking I was going to get nuked, but it looks like all of you have seen this shit and have been willing to run some yellow tape.

      • Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        11·
        23 hours ago

        There’s always a look to it. As long as you keep in mind that it can be wrong and adjust your view of people accordingly if corrected, it’s not super wrong to judge by appearances

        • Whostosay@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          23 hours ago

          That’s exactly what I do, I just couldn’t put it into words. Thank you

          That said, I’ve seen a time or two where this bitch right here has done some wrongs, likely associated with one or more of those eyes.

    • Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.world
      818·
      1 day ago

      Part of the reason we have a fascist infestation right now is you people’s only response to the threat of our democracy collapsing is to fucking make harry potter memes

      • HurricaneLiz@hilariouschaos.comEnglish
        1·
        6 hours ago

        We’re having nationwide protests today called Rage Against the Regime, if that helps any. Some tiny amount anyways. They’re not talked about like the No Kings protests were tho. I’m assuming we’ll start protests every weekend at some point

      • Lemminary@lemmy.world
        102·
        19 hours ago

        Humor is how people cope with the bullshit happening all around us. If anything, humor is what keeps people going. No part of that joke minimizes the threat to democracy in my mind. Quite the contrary, it makes the threat manageable without succumbing to misery and giving up. We can do two things at once.

      • tane@lemy.lol
        37·
        17 hours ago

        Downvoted by dipshit lemmoids but holy shit it is truly the only reference they make. Read literally any other book you fucking losers

        • ddplf@szmer.info
          31·
          10 hours ago

          “Lemmoids”, shit dude, is there even any place you feel at home at this point?

        • phx@lemmy.ca
          6·
          13 hours ago

          I’ve read plenty of books, and I’m not really a huge Potter fan but it happens that my kids were re watching the old movies.

          Still, Umbridge stands in my mind as one a great example of somebody who assists evil by hamstringing good and chipping away at hope, all while stating “this is for your own good” mentality.

          It’s one of the few TV characters that actually made me angry because she’s so believable

      • dickalan@lemmy.world
        47·
        20 hours ago

        These people don’t realize by making fun of the awful things He’s doing it normalizes it.