Susie Wiles, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s incoming White House chief of staff, begins her days at 7:30 a.m. in the West Palm Beach transition headquarters. But by 2 p.m. she has typically parked herself a few feet from Mr. Trump for a daily five-hour marathon in his office, the former Mar-a-Lago bridal suite.
“The president is a night owl and I’m an early bird, so the sweet spot is 2 to 7,” she said in a recent interview.
As Elon Musk and staff members file in and out, Ms. Wiles and the president-elect go over plans for Trump II: executive orders for Day 1.