Melania Trump, stepping into her role as First Lady for a second time, has made her first significant move by appointing Hayley Harrison as Chief of Staff for her East Wing office.

Incoming first lady Melania Trump has named her longtime aide Hayley Harrison as her East Wing chief of staff. “Mrs. Harrison has maintained an integral role and exceptional leadership on the First Lady’s team over the past seven years.

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Hayley Harrison, a long-time aide of President-elect Donald Trump's wife Melania Trump, was nominated by the former First Lady as her East Wing chief of staff at the White House when she will become the First Lady again after Trump's swearing-in in January.

Longtime Melania Trump aide Haley Harrison has been promoted to be her chief of staff, the former first lady’s office announced on X Friday. “Mrs. Harrison has maintained an integral role and exceptional leadership on the First Lady’s team over the past seven years,

Melania has made her first major East Wing hire ahead of the Trumps move in to the White House in January 2025