Susie Wiles fumes over 'hit piece' from Vanity Fair

The article included quotes categorizing Vice President JD Vance as a "conspiracy theorist," claiming Trump's personality was that of an alcoholic, and labeling Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought a "zealot."

Published: December 16, 2025 10:49am

Updated: December 16, 2025 10:55am

President Donald Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles, on Tuesday excoriated Vanity Fair over an article it published that cast her as a pointed critic of the administration.

"The article published early this morning is a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history," Wiles posted on X. " Significant context was disregarded and much of what I, and others, said about the team and the President was left out of the story. I assume, after reading it, that this was done to paint an overwhelmingly chaotic and negative narrative about the President and our team."

Wiles sat for a number of interviews with Vanity Fair's Chris Whipple. The outlet published an article on Tuesday entitled "Susie Wiles, JD Vance, and the 'Junkyard Dogs': The White House Chief of Staff On Trump’s Second Term (Part 1 of 2)"

The article included quotes categorizing Vice President JD Vance as a "conspiracy theorist," claiming Trump's personality was that of an alcoholic, and labeling Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought a "zealot."

Wiles did not deny any of the quotes.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.

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