15 h. ago Trump critics praise Vanity Fair article for its scrutiny while allies dismiss it as hit piece

Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, spoke candidly about Trump’s inner circle and the piece made even bigger waves with its unsparing photosUS politics live – latest updatesCritics of the Trump administration have praised Vanity Fair’s interview with the White House chief of staff, and particularly the unvarnished photographs of Trump’s inner circle that accompanied it, as overdue scrutiny of a controversial cabinet even as his allies rallied to dismiss it as a hit piece.Over what the magazine said was 11 separate interviews by reporter Chris Whipple, Susie Wiles spoke candidly about her colleagues, describing Trump as having “an alcoholic’s personality”, JD Vance, the vice-president, as being a “conspiracy theorist for a decade” and Russell Vought, the budget chief, as a “right-wing absolute zealot”. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago I know Trump has an ‘alcoholic’s personality’ because I have one too

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has claimed that President Donald Trump has an ‘alcoholic’s personality’ in a Vanity Fair interview, in addiction circles it is also known as ‘King Baby’, something Charlotte Cripps knows all too well.

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39 h. ago Susie Wiles interview might be a useful distraction from how poorly things are going for Americans

The incendiary quotes don’t disguise how dissatisfied people are about jobs, inflation or the cost of livingThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland; sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdaySo it appears Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, agrees with many of us: she thinks Donald Trump’s cabinet is bonkers.From that bombshell Vanity Fair interview, which featured some truly terrifying close-up photos, we learned that Wiles considers JD Vance to have been “a conspiracy theorist for a decade”. She believes Elon Musk to be an “odd, odd duck”. Russell Vought, head of the Office of Management and Budget, is, in Wiles’ view, “a right-wing absolute zealot”.“If we’re judging by these numbers, Americans are completely dissatisfied with the way things are happening in this country.” Continue reading...

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41 h. ago The major takeaways from Vanity Fair’s interviews with Trump ‘ice maiden’ Susie Wiles

White House chief of staff labels JD Vance a ‘conspiracy theorist’ and Elon Musk an ‘avowed ketamine’ user in revealing interviews throughout the president’s chaotic year in office

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46 h. ago Karoline Leavitt calls out ‘disingenuous’ Vanity Fair article after Susie Wiles’ Trump interview as writer fires back

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.

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47 h. ago Vanity Fair writer fires back at Trump administration over claims of Susie Wiles ‘hit piece’: ‘Everything is on tape’

Susie Wiles claimed in the Vanity Fair interview that Elon Musk uses ketamine and that Trump has the personality of an alcoholic

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48 h. ago Karoline Leavitt calls out ‘disingenuous’ Vanity Fair article after Susie Wiles’ Trump interview

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.

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51 h. ago From ‘odd’ Musk to ‘painful’ tariffs: key takeaways from interviews with Trump’s chief of staff

Susie Wiles has spoken to Vanity Fair magazine in a series of 11 interviews that she has since dismissed as a ‘hit piece’The president’s chief of staff Susie Wiles has given her own, unvarnished thoughts about Donald Trump’s administration, in a series of interviews published by Vanity Fair magazine, revealing details and opinions that presidential aides usually save for memoirs long after they have left power.From calling out attorney general Pam Bondi over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, to criticising Elon Musk over the dismantling the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Wiles has offered an unusually candid look inside the White House, after maintaining a low profile for much of Trump’s term. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago JD Vance defends Ice Maiden Susie Wiles with tortured explanation about being a conspiracy theorist

JD Vance became the latest White House official to stand up for Chief of Staff Susie Wiles over her disaster Vanity Fair profile. 'Sometimes I am a conspiracy theorist,' he said.

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61 h. ago Trump's White House in chaos over chief of staff's 'hit piece' on Epstein and Elon Musk

Susie Wiles' explosive Vanity Fair interview has thrown Trump's White House into chaos, with the chief of staff now calling the article a "hit piece"

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62 h. ago Trump’s chief of staff suggests real goal of US boat strikes is to topple Venezuela’s Maduro – live

Susie Wiles says Trump wants to keep ‘blowing boats up until Maduro cries uncle’ in a wide-ranging interview with Vanity FairWiles also said she had told Donald Trump that his second term was not supposed to be a retribution tour.“We have a loose agreement that the score settling will end before the first 90 days are over,” she said in an interview in March.I mean, people could think it does look vindictive. I can’t tell you why you shouldn’t think that.I don’t think he [Trump] wakes up thinking about retribution. But when there’s an opportunity, he will go for it.Some clinical psychologist that knows one million times more than I do will dispute what I’m going to say. But high-functioning alcoholics or alcoholics in general, their personalities are exaggerated when they drink. And so I’m a little bit of an expert in big personalities. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ Susie Wiles unloads on president’s agenda in candid interviews with Vanity Fair

White House chief of staff labels JD Vance a ‘conspiracy theorist’ and Elon Musk an ‘avowed ketamine’ user in revealing interviews throughout the president’s chaotic year in office

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65 h. ago Trump’s chief of staff acknowledges ‘score settling’ behind prosecutions of political rivals: ‘He will go for it’ – live

‘In some cases, it may look like retribution,’ Susie Wiles says in a wide-ranging interview with Vanity FairWiles also said she had told Donald Trump that his second term was not supposed to be a retribution tour.“We have a loose agreement that the score settling will end before the first 90 days are over,” she said in an interview in March.I mean, people could think it does look vindictive. I can’t tell you why you shouldn’t think that.I don’t think he [Trump] wakes up thinking about retribution. But when there’s an opportunity, he will go for it.Some clinical psychologist that knows one million times more than I do will dispute what I’m going to say. But high-functioning alcoholics or alcoholics in general, their personalities are exaggerated when they drink. And so I’m a little bit of an expert in big personalities. Continue reading...

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