White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said in Interviews with the magazine Vanity Fair surprisingly critical of her boss, US President Donald Trumpjudged. He had the “personality of an alcoholic,” said Wiles. She also handed it out against other members of the government. According to the magazine, she said of Vice President JD Vance that he has been “a conspiracy theorist for a decade” and that his transition from former Trump critic to closest confidant was “politically” motivated.
Shortly after the article was published, however, Wiles accused the magazine of taking the quotes out of context. She assumes that “a predominantly chaotic and negative image” should be shown of President Trump and his team, she wrote in a reaction to
Wiles speaks of a “defamatory attack”
The text is a “disingenuous, slanderous attack on me and the best President, the best White House team and the best Cabinet in history.” However, Wiles does not deny that he made the statements from the text.
The article is based on eleven conversations that author Chris Whipple had with Wiles. In one of these interviews, Wiles compared Trump to her father, the well-known football player and sports presenter Pat Summerall, who was an alcoholic until his death in 2013. Wiles said alcohol reinforces the personality traits of drinkers. Although Trump says he doesn’t drink, he has “the personality of an alcoholic,” the chief of staff is quoted as saying. Because he acts according to the maxim “that there is nothing he cannot do. Nothing, zero point nothing.”
Elon Musk a “strange bird”
Wiles also takes Trump seriously in other areas. About his customs policy, which was criticized as erratic, she says it came about through “thinking out loud.”
Wiles also spoke loudly against other members of the government Vanity Fair out of. Justice Minister Pam Bondi accused her of having “completely failed” in the dispute over the publication of the files of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. She calls former Trump advisor Elon Musk “an avowed ketamine” user and a “strange bird.”
Presidential Office wants to limit damage
The US Presidential Office attempts to limit damage after publication. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt jumped to Wiles’s side, writing on Platform
Trump himself said that New York Posthe stands behind his Chief of Staff. “I haven’t read this, I don’t read Vanity Fair — but she does a fantastic job,” Trump said.
One of Trump’s closest confidants
Vice President JD Vance also said at an event in Pennsylvania that he had not yet read the text. At the same time, he made it clear that Wiles’ loyalty is exactly what makes her the “best chief of staff” the president could ask for.
As chief of staff, Wiles is one of the most influential figures in Trump’s circle. This makes their statements, which were published even before the president has completed the first year of his second term in office, all the more surprising. Wiles is considered a close confidante of Trump and has accompanied him in various positions over the years.
