Calley Means, a former White House and Health and Human Services adviser, suggested that ex-chief of staff Susie Wiles could resort to violence.
“The amount of senior administration officials who have called me with stories of Susie’s deranged betrayals of President Trump is revolting,” Means wrote on X Sunday. “People who know Susie well have warned me that she has the capacity to inflict physical harm.”
He did not provide an example or any evidence.
Wiles, a 69-year-old grandmother who was recently treated for breast cancer, was fired by President Donald Trump following a disastrous midterm election for Republicans.
She was replaced by Stephen Miller.
Means attacked her recently in interviews with CBS’s Margaret Brennan and Joe Rogan. He accused her of corruption and claimed she had a “stranglehold” on policy decisions in a White House that treated Trump like a “baby.”
He also claimed Wiles undermined a MAHA dietary investigation because she needed money from the sugar lobby for the midterm and also bowed to lobbyists in the vaping industry.
“Calley Means’ accusations are outrageous, defamatory, and provably false,” a Wiles rep told Axios earlier. “Susie has dedicated her career to fighting for President Trump and the American people, and will not allow these lies to go unanswered.”
Means attached the defense to his “physical harm” social media post, telling Wiles directly: “I know you’re very emotional right now but you need to stop playing games. What did I say that is untrue?”
HuffPost has reached out to Means and the White House for further comment.