President Donald Trump isn’t offended by White House chief of staff Susie Wiles' comments in Vanity Fair. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"No, she meant that I’m — you see, I don’t drink alcohol. So everybody knows that — but I’ve often said that if I did, I’d have a very good chance of being an alcoholic. I have said that many times about myself, I do. It’s a very possessive personality," Trump told the Post.
"I’ve said that many times about myself. I’m fortunate I’m not a drinker. If I did, I could very well, because I’ve said that — what’s the word? Not possessive — possessive and addictive type personality," Trump said. "Oh, I’ve said it many times, many times before."
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Included in the Vanity Fair story were several quotes from Wiles describing others within Trump’s orbit in an unflattering manner. In addition to the remarks about Trump, Wiles was quoted claiming that Vice President JD Vance has been a "conspiracy theorist for a decade," and that Attorney General Pam Bondi "completely whiffed" how she handled the release of documents pertaining to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In response to the story, Susie Wiles claimed that the story was a "disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history." (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, other members of the Trump administration also swiftly came to Wiles’ defense — including some of those who were mentioned in an unfavorable way.
Vance dismissed Wiles’ comments during an event in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he claimed that he and Wiles have privately joked that the vice president is a conspiracy theorist.
"Sometimes I am a conspiracy theorist, but I only believe in the conspiracy theories that are true," Vance said.
Bondi also issued some praise for Wiles, and asserted that "any attempt to divide this administration will fail."
"Any attempt to undermine and downplay President Trump’s monumental achievements will fail," Bondi said in a post on X Tuesday. "We are family. We are united."
Vought, who also served as director of the Office of Management and Budget during Trump’s first term, said that Wiles is an "exceptional" chief of staff and that this is the most seamless era he’s experienced in his two terms working for Trump.
"In my portfolio, she is always an ally in helping me deliver for the president," Vought said about Wiles. "And this hit piece will not slow us down."
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Meanwhile, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed the piece was a playbook from the left to "trash & smear our best & most effective people."
"They do it to President Trump daily — and now to Chief Susie Wiles. Susie is the most TRUSTED, most PROFESSIONAL & most EFFECTIVE Chief of Staff of my lifetime," Hegseth said in a post on X Tuesday. "Absolutely nobody better!"
United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz, who previously served as the national security advisor at the White House, said he’d known Wiles for over a decade and that she "exemplifies integrity & dedication to our incredible President and country."
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described Wiles as "the single most effective operator whom I have ever met." (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"No one is more insightful, effective, and loyal," Bessent said. "She never loses sight of the big picture while managing the daily agenda."
Bessent also challenged Vanity Fair’s portrayal of the Trump administration in the piece, claiming that the faulty characterization is "precisely why the insular chattering classes in America lose their minds as we notch victory after victory for the American people."
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Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
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