In brief
In a recent discourse, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles rebutted claims made in a Vanity Fair article, which she claims misrepresents the Trump administration. Wiles criticized the portrayal of Donald Trump and other officials, highlighting the article's exclusion of significant context. In her comments, she referred to Trump having an 'alcoholic's personality' and described Vice President JD Vance as a former 'conspiracy theorist.' Despite the criticisms, press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Wiles, affirming her pivotal role in the administration.
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has disputed portions of a Vanity Fair article in which she paints an unflattering picture of the Trump administration and many of its top officials.
In the interview, Wiles described Donald Trump as having an alcoholic's personality and Vice President JD Vance as having been a conspiracy theorist for a decade.
But in a post on X, Wiles said that Vanity Fair disregarded significant context to create an overwhelmingly chaotic and negative narrative about the administration.
Wiles, 68, played a key part in Trump's successful 2024 presidential campaign before becoming the first woman to be White House Chief of Staff.
Over the course of nearly a dozen interviews with Vanity Fair, Wiles talked about a wide range of issues, including handling of Epstein files, Trump's legal actions against political rivals, and also about personalities around the president.
She admitted that there may be an element of retribution in Trump's efforts to pursue criminal cases against political adversaries or perceived foes.
Wiles is widely considered among the most powerful members of the Trump White House in his second term.
Prior to becoming Chief of Staff, Wiles had a long history working with Trump, including as his campaign manager in Florida in 2016 and as the head of his fundraising apparatus, Save America.
While the president does not drink, she said Trump has an alcoholic's personality and governs with the mindset that there's nothing he can't do. Nothing, zero, nothing.
On Tuesday morning - hours after the Vanity Fair article was published - Wiles took to X, accusing the magazine of disingenuously framed hit piece aimed at her, Trump and other cabinet members.
When contacted for comment on the story, the White House also defended Wiles, affirming her critical role in Trump's administration.
