🗞️ Story file #578
Trump denies considering firing chief of staff Susie Wiles
Oct 16, 9 PM ET to Oct 18, 9 AM ET
📰 12 outlets carried it ⚖️ 🫏5 · 1 · 6🐘 left · center · right ⏱️ 1.5 days on the front pages 📈 9 front pages at once, at its peak 📺 16 min of TV captions
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📰 Spread
the front pages that ran it, hour by hour
Oct 17 6 AM 12 PM 6 PM Oct 18 6 AM 4 9 left center right
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 16, 9 PM to Oct 18, 9 AM ET (peak 9), by the outlets' lean:
left · center · right
Oct 16 12 PM Oct 17 12 PM Oct 18 The IndependentThe Independent The Independent, Oct 15, 10:02 AM ET: Trump is reportedly looking to replace Susie Wiles: ‘She’s burned a lot of people’ NewsweekNewsweek Newsweek, Oct 15, 2:00 PM ET: Susie Wiles: List of Potential Replacements if Trump Ousts Chief of Staff BreitbartBreitbart Breitbart, Oct 15, 4:00 PM ET: Trump Shoots Down Report Claiming He Is Considering Replacing Susie Wiles Breitbart, Oct 16, 7:00 PM ET: Trump: ‘Zero Chance’ I Replace Susie Wiles, ‘She’s Going to Be Here for a Long Time’ NewsmaxNewsmax Newsmax, Oct 15, 10:00 PM ET: Trump Dismisses Report He's Seeking to Replace Wiles Newsmax, Oct 16, 6:00 PM ET: Trump Dismisses Report of Plan to Replace Wiles SemaforSemafor Semafor, Oct 16, 5:00 AM ET: Trump advisers reject talk of a Wiles firing CNNCNN CNN, Oct 16, 5:00 PM ET: Trump says ‘zero chance’ he’s replacing chief of staff Susie Wiles The Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times The Epoch Times, Oct 16, 6:00 PM ET: Trump Denies Reports He’s Looking to Replace Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Raw StoryRaw Story Raw Story, Oct 16, 9:00 PM ET: Dirt on Susie Wiles reaches Trump ‘every hour’ as factions battle to replace her: report The Gateway PunditThe Gateway Pundit The Gateway Pundit, Oct 16, 9:00 PM ET: (VIDEO) Trump Responds to Rumors that Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is on Thin Ice as Insiders Leak Potential Replacements The Daily CallerThe Daily Caller The Daily Caller, Oct 17, 10:00 AM ET: Trump Denies Reports That He Was Considering Firing Susie Wiles NBC NewsNBC News NBC News, Oct 17, 5:00 PM ET: Trump says Susie Wiles will remain in her role at the White House ‘until the end’ OANOne America News Network One America News Network, Oct 17, 6:00 PM ET: Trump rebuts Politico report that he would fire Susie Wiles: She ‘has my COMPLETE confidence’ 📺 TV MSNOW, 9:15 PM ET: WAPO: TRUMP AIDES SUSPECT SUSIE WILES JOB IN DOUBT MSNOW, 9:15 PM ET: WAPO: TRUMP AIDES SUSPECT SUSIE WILES JOB IN DOUBT MSNOW, 9:15 PM ET: WAPO: TRUMP AIDES SUSPECT SUSIE WILES JOB IN DOUBT MSNOW, 9:15 PM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 9:16 PM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 9:16 PM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 9:17 PM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 9:17 PM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 9:17 PM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 9:18 PM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 9:19 PM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 9:19 PM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 9:19 PM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS CNN, 11:15 PM ET: TRUMP: “ZERO CHANCE” I'M REPLACING CHIEF OF STAFF SUSIE WILES CNN, 11:15 PM ET: TRUMP: “ZERO CHANCE” I'M REPLACING CHIEF OF STAFF SUSIE WILES. Chris Whipple | Author, "The Gatekeepers" CNN, 11:16 PM ET: TRUMP: “ZERO CHANCE” I'M REPLACING CHIEF OF STAFF SUSIE WILES CNN, 11:16 PM ET: TRUMP: “ZERO CHANCE” I'M REPLACING CHIEF OF STAFF SUSIE WILES CNN, 11:16 PM ET: TRUMP: “ZERO CHANCE” I'M REPLACING CHIEF OF STAFF SUSIE WILES CNN, 11:17 PM ET: TRUMP: “ZERO CHANCE” I'M REPLACING CHIEF OF STAFF SUSIE WILES MSNOW, 12:15 AM ET: WHIP: TRUMP AIDES SUSPECT SUSIE WILES' JOB IN DOUBT MSNOW, 12:15 AM ET: WAPO: TRUMP AIDES SUSPECT SUSIE WILES JOB IN DOUBT MSNOW, 12:15 AM ET: WAPO: TRUMP AIDES SUSPECT SUSIE WILES JOB IN DOUBT MSNOW, 12:16 AM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 18 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 12:16 AM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 12:17 AM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 18 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 12:17 AM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 12:18 AM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 18 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 12:18 AM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 18 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 12:19 AM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 12:19 AM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 12:20 AM ET: TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS Fox News, 7:00 AM ET: WHITE HOUSE SHAKEUP
Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline
from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not
rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it
(bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.
📌 linked by aggregators: Political Wire
💬 quoted: “has my COMPLETE confidence” “Zero Chance” 2 “She's Going to Be Here for a Long Time” “until the end” “every hour” “She's burned a lot of people”
🗣️ only one side says: 🐘 trump denies
✏️ 2 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
Breitbart (2 wordings): “Trump Shoots Down Report Claiming He Is Considering Replacing Susie Wiles” → “Trump: ‘Zero Chance’ I Replace Susie Wiles, ‘She’s Going to Be Here for a Long Time’”Newsmax (2 wordings): “Trump Dismisses Report He's Seeking to Replace Wiles” → “Trump Dismisses Report of Plan to Replace Wiles”
Every outlet's first headline (12), left to right by AllSides rating
Raw Story
Dirt on Susie Wiles reaches Trump ‘every hour’ as factions battle to replace her: report Oct 16, 9 PM ET
CNN
Trump says ‘zero chance’ he’s replacing chief of staff Susie Wiles Oct 16, 5 PM ET
NBC News
Trump says Susie Wiles will remain in her role at the White House ‘until the end’ Oct 17, 5 PM ET
Semafor
Trump advisers reject talk of a Wiles firing Oct 16, 5 AM ET
The Independent
Trump is reportedly looking to replace Susie Wiles: ‘She’s burned a lot of people’ Oct 15, 10 AM ET
Newsweek
Susie Wiles: List of Potential Replacements if Trump Ousts Chief of Staff Oct 15, 2 PM ET
The Epoch Times
Trump Denies Reports He’s Looking to Replace Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Oct 16, 6 PM ET
Breitbart
Trump Shoots Down Report Claiming He Is Considering Replacing Susie Wiles Oct 15, 4 PM ET
Newsmax
Trump Dismisses Report He's Seeking to Replace Wiles Oct 15, 10 PM ET
OAN
Trump rebuts Politico report that he would fire Susie Wiles: She ‘has my COMPLETE confidence’ Oct 17, 6 PM ET
The Daily Caller
Trump Denies Reports That He Was Considering Firing Susie Wiles Oct 17, 10 AM ET
The Gateway Pundit
(VIDEO) Trump Responds to Rumors that Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is on Thin Ice as Insiders Leak Potential Replacements Oct 16, 9 PM ET
📡 Broadcast
TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it
MSNOW 11 min
CNN 5 min
Fox News 37 s
TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 19 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 7 min TRUMP: “ZERO CHANCE” I'M REPLACING CHIEF OF STAFF SUSIE WILES CNN, 4 min TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE IN CHAOS 18 DAYS OUT FROM MIDTERMS MSNOW, 2 min WAPO: TRUMP AIDES SUSPECT SUSIE WILES JOB IN DOUBT MSNOW, 2 min TRUMP: “ZERO CHANCE” I'M REPLACING CHIEF OF STAFF SUSIE WILES. Chris Whipple | Author, "The Gatekeepers" CNN, 45 s WHITE HOUSE SHAKEUP Fox News, 37 s WHIP: TRUMP AIDES SUSPECT SUSIE WILES' JOB IN DOUBT MSNOW, 18 s
🧶 Retelling
what people online made of it
🦗 Nobody's retelling it online yet, as far as the daily reports of the last week can tell.
🗣️ names in it: Donald Trump Susie Wiles
🔎 Checking
what the fact-checkers looked into
🧐 No fact-checker has taken it on yet.
🧵 Persistence
the running story it belongs to
🌱 A story of its own so far: no saga yet.