US EditionTrump World defends Susie Wiles after Vanity Fair piece
Trump and allies praised Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to counteract Vanity Fair's negative portrayal and maintain administration unity, highlighting her effectiveness and loyalty.
- On Tuesday, Vanity Fair published the first part of a two-part story about Susie Wiles, and hours later President Donald Trump told The New York Post he wasn’t insulted by her description.
- Vanity Fair's story included Wiles making unflattering remarks about Vice President JD Vance and Attorney General Pam Bondi, describing Vance as a longtime conspiracy theorist and criticizing Bondi's handling of Epstein files.
- Senior aides and Cabinet members posted forceful defenses, with Russell Vought calling Wiles 'an exceptional chief of staff' and Pete Hegseth asserting 'Susie is the most TRUSTED, most PROFESSIONAL & most EFFECTIVE Chief of Staff of my lifetime.'
- Wiles responded on X Tuesday, calling the article a disingenuously framed hit piece, while White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended her on Fox News and CBS News pressed Vanity Fair for interview transcripts.
- Nearly all of President Donald Trump's Cabinet quickly supported Wiles, whose profile includes Forbes' 2025 list honor earlier this month, while Elon Musk and Conde Nast/Vanity Fair did not respond.
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Susie Wiles' Vanity Fair interview prompts White House claims of media bias
Susie Wiles rarely seeks the spotlight. But a rare, two-part interview with Vanity Fair magazine has suddenly placed President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, and the White House itself, at the center of a fast-moving political response. The interview, conducted over several months and published this week, features Wiles offering candid assessments of Trump and key members of his inner circle. Her comments quickly drew attention both inside and o…
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE: Asleep at the wheel
In today’s letter: White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has a lot to say about the inner workings of Donald Trump’s team. What does she reveal about who’s actually in charge?If The Ink helps you understand these times and this community keeps you sane, join us today.Subscribe nowTHE GIST: The buck stops where?Yesterday, Vanity Fair magazine published Chris Whipple’s long-in-the-works profile of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, the low-p…
The Independent
The Independent (US)Karoline Leavitt hits out at ‘disingenuous’ Vanity Fair
Karoline Leavitt has criticised what she says is a “disingenuous” Vanity Fair article, after Chief of Staff Susie Wiles called out the publication for allegedly changing the context of her words. In an exclusive interview with the magazine published on Tuesday (16 December), Wiles described Donald Trump as having an “alcoholic's personality" and said that Vice President JD Vance had been a “conspiracy theorist for a decade.” Wiles has since call…
The reactions to Susie Wiles' interview have sent social media into a frenzy. And now a former White House press secretary believes something is afoot.
What Was Susie Wiles Thinking?
It’s genuinely hard to understand what Susie Wiles thought she was doing when she spoke so freely to Chris Whipple for the bombshell Vanity Fair piece that dropped yesterday. There’s been some quiet speculation that she believed the conversation was off the record. But notably, Wiles hasn’t accused Whipple of violating any agreement. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent)…
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