Susie Wiles says Trump will campaign ‘like it’s 2024 again’ for the 2026 midterms

WASHINGTON, DC: Susie Wiles sounded almost amused as she explained that the White House isn’t planning to sit out the midterms this time.

Speaking on The Mom View, she said President Donald Trump is gearing up to campaign with the same intensity he brought to 2024, and possibly even more.

Donald Trump prepares year-long national tour before 2026 midterms

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles made it clear that President Donald Trump has no intention of coasting into the 2026 elections. She said he is preparing for a year-long, coast-to-coast tour to promote his economic agenda, a plan the White House confirmed to the Daily Caller.

Wiles acknowledged that presidents traditionally stay at arm’s length during midterms to avoid overshadowing local candidates. But in her view, 2026 is not a typical cycle and Trump is not a typical president.

“He’s going to have a fun next year, but we’re going to put him on the campaign trail, too,” she said. “Typically, in the midterms, it’s not about who’s sitting at the White House… you localize the election and you keep the federal officials out of it. We’re actually going to turn that on its head and put him on the ballot.”

Her argument is straightforward: Trump’s voters show up when he shows up.

“Because so many of those low-propensity voters are Trump voters. And we saw a week ago Tuesday what happens when he’s not on the ballot and not active,” Wiles said.

A White House official confirmed that the cross-country tour begins Tuesday in Pennsylvania, where Trump plans to launch a series of events centered on economic policy and consumer prices.

Susie Wiles stresses Donald Trump’s importance in Senate control fight

The midterms will determine control of the Senate, and the White House appears acutely aware of the stakes. Wiles said Trump’s involvement could be decisive in states where GOP turnout typically dips during non-presidential cycles.

She argued that Trump’s personal presence energizes Republican voters in a way the party cannot replicate without him. “We’re putting him directly in front of the voters,” she said, adding that turnout data from early November strengthened their strategy.

Donald Trump attacked Democratic ‘affordability’ messaging in cabinet meeting

Even before the tour officially begins, Trump is previewing his talking points. During a cabinet meeting last week, affordability appeared to be front-and-center as he dismissed the term as partisan spin.

“I think they are getting fake news from guys like you. Affordability is a hoax,” he told a Fox Business reporter. He claimed Democrats “caused the problems of pricing” and failed to resolve them.

Trump went further, insisting that his administration is reversing economic damage. “So we are bringing prices down. Way down. Beef is coming down now. We have done certain magic… We inherited horrible prices. We inherited really the worst inflation in history. We inherited that. When I came in, that was what he had and we fixed inflation."