Overview
- Writes Chris Whipple says his roughly 11 months of interviews with Chief of Staff Susie Wiles were largely on the record and recorded, and that the White House has not challenged any facts.
- In the profile, Wiles described President Trump as having “an alcoholic’s personality,” labeled Vice President JD Vance “a conspiracy theorist for a decade,” and criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of Epstein-related files.
- Wiles publicly attacked the story’s framing as a “disingenuously framed hit piece” and said it lacked context, yet she has not disputed the quotations attributed to her.
- Trump and senior officials continue to back Wiles, with The Times reporting he was overheard saying after his televised address, “Susie told me I have to give an address to the nation.”
- Commentators flagged possible subpoena exposure over Wiles’ candid talk of “revenge and retribution,” and coverage noted that Vanity Fair’s stark photography intensified the reaction, prompting the photographer to deny any intent to make subjects look bad.