Incoming first lady Melania Trump has named longtime aide Haley Harrison as East Wing chief of staff.
“Mrs. Harrison has maintained an integral role and outstanding leadership on the First Lady's team for the past seven years. She has a strong understanding of White House operations, and as Chief of Staff, Mrs. Harrison has maintained an integral role and outstanding leadership on the First Lady's team. She will oversee and manage the East Wing team in strategic collaboration with the department,” President Melania Trump's office said. said Friday on Social Platform X.
The move marks Trump's first appointment to the East Wing since her husband, President-elect Trump, defeated Vice President Harris in the 2024 presidential election earlier this month.
Stephanie Grisham towards the end of President Trump's first term provided He was appointed as President Melania Trump's chief of staff, but resigned shortly after the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Melania Trump barely participated in her husband's campaign for the White House in 2024. Although she rarely appeared at events, she hosted two fundraisers for the LGBTQ group Log Cabin Republicans this year, one in New York and one in Florida.
She did not accompany her husband to the meeting between the president-elect and President Biden at the White House earlier this month, which traditionally marks a peaceful transition of power.
The former first lady made headlines last month when she expressed support for abortion rights in a new memoir titled “Melania.”
