Trump’s first appointment seems to troll Mark Cuban

Well, ain’t that something.

In what I can’t help seeing as a trolling of Mark Cuban, President-Elect Donald J. Trump appointed Susie Wiles to be his chief of staff, the first woman to hold that post for any president. It was his first appointment, and it came fast.

Billionaire Cuban, you may recall, told the TDS-majority of The View what they wanted to hear: “Donald Trump, you never see him around strong, intelligent women. Ever. It’s just that simple. They’re intimidating to him.” A stupid misfire, for which he later apologized.

I am no fan of Trump’s but he has appointed many strong, intelligent women, both as a developer, and as a president. I particularly remember the strong intelligent women around him who testified against him in the Jan. 6 hearings. 

Cuban also said Trump doesn’t like to be challenged, and I think that is true. Many powerful people, not just men, don’t like to be challenged. 

It seems Wiles has the green light to challenge him, or maybe she is smart enough, reportedly, to maneuver Trump away from his demons without a direct confrontation.

So who is Susie Wiles? Reuters offered a bio that describes her as a no-nonsense “ice maiden,” empowered by the president, a source told CNN, to keep the “clown car’ out of the White House.

Her reputation is for competence and discipline. She was the co-chair of his successful presidential campaign.

She got her start working on Ronald Reagan’s successful 1980 presidential campaign,  shuns the spotlight, and can be ruthless. She is the daughter of NFL player and broadcaster Pat Sumerall. 

I see her as a sort-of Snow White, surrounded by some dwarves with black hearts, the ones who stoke Trump’s demons and will lead him into quicksand.

As an American, I want him to succeed, to stick to policy, and to fulfill the promises a majority of us like.