DoomsdaysCW<p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lobbyist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobbyist</span></a> who will run the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> White House<br> <br>by Judd Legum and Rebecca Crosby<br>Jan 13, 2025</p><p>"Two days after he won the election, Trump announced his first selection for his White House staff. He picked corporate lobbyist <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SusieWiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SusieWiles</span></a> to be White House Chief of Staff.</p><p>"In 2011, Wiles joined the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BallardPartners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BallardPartners</span></a>, a Florida lobbying firm founded by Republican operative Brian Ballard. In 2015, according to a report in the New York Times, Trump asked Ballard who could help him win the state. Ballard recommended Wiles. After Trump won the 2016 election, Wiles decided to help Ballard 'set up a Washington office rather than join the new administration.' Prior to Trump winning the White House, Ballard Partners had no federal clients.</p><p>"It was a lucrative decision, with Ballard Partners raking in $70 million in lobbying fees during the first Trump presidency. Wiles personally represented numerous corporate clients for millions in fees, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SwisherSweets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwisherSweets</span></a>, a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tobacco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tobacco</span></a> company that markets candy-flavored cigars, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicServices</span></a>, a waste management company seeking to avoid a federal requirement to remove <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> material from a dump in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaintLouis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaintLouis</span></a> suburbs, and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConsumerEnergyAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerEnergyAlliance</span></a>, a front group for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> industry."</p><p><a href="https://popular.info/p/the-corporate-lobbyist-who-will-run" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">popular.info/p/the-corporate-l</span><span class="invisible">obbyist-who-will-run</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestLakeLandfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestLakeLandfill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioactiveWaste</span></a></p>