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Trump Has an 'Alcoholic's Personality': The Don's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Makes Bold Statements About Her Boss' Controversial Public Persona

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles called Trump’s behavior driven by a vengeful streak and described his personality as similar to that of a high-functioning alcoholic.

  • In the tell‑all December 2025 profile, Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump's chief of staff, described Trump as having an "alcoholic's personality" based on 11 interviews compiled by Vanity Fair.
  • Amid internal White House disputes, Susie Wiles said she frequently disagreed with President Donald Trump and urged him not to pardon the January 6 rioters, warning of settling scores and targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James.
  • Recordings played for reporters show Chris Whipple captured Wiles' remarks despite her denials, while Brian Stelter said it's "transformative" and Lisa Lerer called Wiles a "deeply savvy operator."
  • Trump responded to the profile by saying he does not drink and calling his personality 'possessive' and 'addictive,' while the profile sent shockwaves through the political establishment Tuesday.
  • Wiles' revelations deepen visible GOP fractures, as she joins formerly proud MAGA supporters including Marjorie Taylor Greene, aiming to prevent personal behavior from derailing the administration agenda.
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The head of the staff has defined as an alcoholic the personality of the tycoon

·Italy
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Lean Left

Respected White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles' comments about both Donald Trump and his inner circle in an interview with Vanity Fair have attracted a lot of attention. She says they are taken out of context, while not denying them.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Although he remains loyal to Donald Trump, the comments of Susie Wiles, the U.S. President’s chief of staff, about some of his collaborators are, at the very least, surprising coming from the person who occupies one of the most strategic positions in the White House. On the President, he claims that he has “the personality of an alcoholic” in the sense that he “acts with the conviction that there is nothing he cannot do. Nothing, zero, nothing,”…

·Chile
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Lean Left

These words are likely to displease Donald Trump. In an interview with the "Vanity Fair", the U.S. President's Chief of Staff spoke bluntly about her boss. Susie Wiles, among others, said that Trump had the "personality of an alcoholic."

Right

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has for Trump's cabinet chief, Susie Wiles, "the personality of an alcoholic", as she herself has stated in a series of interviews published on Tuesday and in which she directly refers to the consumption of ketamine by the tycoon Elon Musk and the "something political" conversion of the country's vice president, JD Vance, into a dedicated follower of the man>Casa Blanca and the best cabinet in hi…

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White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said in a report published Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump has “alcoholic personality” because he works with the idea that “there’s nothing he can’t do.” Continue reading

·Spain
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The New Republic broke the news in on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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