The first woman to ever hold the powerful position of chief of staff in the White House, President-elect Trump has appointed Susie Wiles, who had been his de facto campaign manager, to the position.

Everyone agreed that Wiles ran Trump's most disciplined and well-executed campaign to date, and he was considered the front-runner for the job, even among Trump's inner circle, as Fox News reported.

Even as Trump celebrated his triumph early Wednesday morning, she refused to accept the microphone and stayed out of the limelight.

Trump has a history of shuffling through campaign managers, so she refused the official title to avoid being singled out.

Trump's Take

Trump extended a special thank you to Wiles for her significant contribution to the campaign during his victory celebration in West Palm Beach, Florida.

"Let me also express my tremendous appreciation for Susie [Wiles] and Chris [LaCivita], on the job you did. Susie, come, Susie," he said.

"Susie likes to stay sort of in the back, let me tell you. The ice baby. We call her the ice baby. Susie likes to stay in the background. She's not in the background."

Trump praised Wiles, calling her "tough, smart, innovative" and adding that she is "universally admired and respected."

He spoke on her position as the first female chief of staff in U.S. history, saying: "I have no doubt that she will make our country proud."

Outside Perspective

John Brabender, a veteran Republican strategist, told Fox News Digital "If they searched high and low in the entire world, there is not a better choice than Susie Wiles for White House Chief of Staff."

Brabender went on to say, "nobody’s going to have a better relationship with the president, who understands that she is there to help him however she can, and he will respect that."

"Susie will have no other agenda than helping the president help people," Brabender emphasized.

And he noted that "everybody who works for Susie in the White House will be vetted by Susie which means that there’re going to be nothing but the best."

The Rest of The Team

Wiles' appointment shows the president-elect is trying to assemble a coherent team, even though it will likely be less traditional than the teams of his Democratic and Republican predecessors.

Trump, who campaigned on a platform of recruiting "only the best people" in 2016, has stated time and time again that he thinks his first term's hiring decisions were his worst mistake.

He claims he was ignorant because he was a newcomer to Washington at the time. However, Trump now claims to have a good idea of who to hire for cabinet positions and who to steer clear of.