David Pakman examines reports of maneuvering for Susie Wiles' job

His White House commentary follows reported succession ambitions, poster-board pitches and a hiring decision he interprets as undermining the chief of staff.

Channel: David Pakman Story of October 21, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 248,858 views a day, 6.8 times a normal first day on this channel (36,685).

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Large posters of Donald Trump make an unexpected appearance in David Pakman's account of White House office politics. Citing Washington Post reporting, he describes Bill Pulte bringing them onto Air Force One and golf courses to pitch ideas to the president.

That detail sits inside a more consequential question: who is positioning themselves to replace White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles before the midterm elections?

Pakman's Short examines an October Washington Post article about internal power struggles, citing its interviews with staffers and allies. He names Stephen Miller, Lee Zeldin and Pulte as reported contenders maneuvering for the role. These are accounts of positioning, not an announced succession.

"Remember, this was supposed to be Trump 2.0," Pakman says, contrasting expectations of an organized administration with the turmoil he describes. He points to Katie Zacharia's dismissal after a brief stint as press secretary and says Trump hired her without consulting Wiles. Pakman interprets that decision as an intentional effort to weaken Wiles' authority.

The upload drew about 181,000 views in a little more than half a day, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day Shorts audience.

Midterm uncertainty is also connecting several of Pakman's longer uploads. His Mike Johnson commentary, which questions the speaker's explanation for weak Republican polling, has passed a million views, as we reported here. The new Short shifts attention from Republican messaging to the reported maneuvering inside the White House itself.

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The numbers

The White House Short has already surpassed Pakman's usual first-day Shorts audience. His longer Mike Johnson commentary has also crossed a million views.

the video's first day

usual first day here

36,685

this video

248,858

subscribers

3,680,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

3,906,191,446

views per day

4,504,013

typical day: 2,639,956

the video

views

180,594

likes

9,268

comments

347

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Megyn Kelly

4,170,000

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4,090,000

The Officer Tatum

3,860,000

David Pakman

3,680,000

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3,470,000

The Rubin Report

3,230,000

As of October 21, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.