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Trump Cabinet member went behind Susie Wiles' back to get pal a high-ranking job: report

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One of Donald Trump's Cabinet members exploited the absence of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to get the president to sign off on a job for one of his friends. According to a report from PunchUp's Tom Latchem, Wiles, who dictates who sees the president and who gets iced out, found out about the appointment of the unqualified Richard "Lance" Schroyer to head up ICE the same way the rest of the country did — via a post on Truth Social. Markwayne Mullin, the DHS secretary, capitalized on a Saturday when Trump's senior team was absent from the White House. Mullin visited the president on June 27 to advocate for his longtime associate Schroyer to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to Latchem, Wiles was busy attending her daughter Caroline's wedding in Charlottesville, Virginia, and White House adviser Stephen Miller, Trump's immigration policy lead, and Tom Homan, the border czar, were also not present for the meeting. Trump announced Schroyer's nomination via Truth

First report: Trump's Chief of Staff Found Out His Controversial Pick for ICE Director at Daughter's Wedding — thedailybeast.com, 1d