Karoline Leavitt Responds to “Disingenuous” Vanity Fair Article on Susie Wiles – Says Reporter “Took the Chief of Staff’s Words Wildly Out of Context” (VIDEO)

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed Vanity Fair’s Chris Whipple and defended White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in response to a story he wrote, chronicling interviews he’s had with Wiles since early January, which has ignited a firestorm in American politics. 

Whipple says he began speaking to Wiles “little more than a week before the inauguration,” oftentimes on Sundays after church, and even once while she did laundry in her Washington, DC apartment.

She reportedly discussed, as she put it, the President’s “alcoholic’s personality,” Vice President Vance’s “sort of political” rise from  Never Trump to MAGA and his decade-long streak of being a “conspiracy theorist,” as well as OMB Director Russ Vought’s history as “a right-wing absolute zealot,” and Elon Musk’s “microdosing,” among other things.

“Over sandwiches from the White House Mess, we talked about the challenges Trump faces. Throughout the past year, Wiles and I have spoken regularly about almost everything: the contents, and consequences, of the Epstein files; ICE’s brutal mass deportations; Elon Musk’s evisceration of USAID; the controversial deployment of the National Guard to US cities; the demolition of the East Wing; the lethal strikes on boats allegedly being piloted by drug smugglers—acts many have called war crimes; Trump’s physical and mental health; and whether he will defy the 22nd Amendment and try to stay on for a third term,” Whipple writes.

“Most senior White House officials parse their words and speak only on background. But over many on-the-record conversations, Wiles answered almost every question I put to her.”

While the article is undoubtedly a hit piece, this controversy was easily avoidable.

During brief remarks to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Leavitt responded to the story, calling it “another example of disingenuous reporting” and claiming that Wiles’s words were taken “wildly out of context.”

She further guarded Wiles as “incredible” to President Trump and commended her “ability to effectuate [Trump’s] agenda.”

WATCH:

As for the Vanity Fair article, Michael, I’ll take your question directly. This is, unfortunately, another example of disingenuous reporting, where you have a reporter who took the Chief of Staff’s words wildly out of context, did not include the context those conversations were had within. And then further, I think the most egregious part of this article was the bias of omission that was clearly present, and we see a lot of this when dealing with the media every day— you will leave out important context, leave out comments and facts.

You know, many people in this building spoke with that reporter, and those comments were never included in the story, probably because it didn’t push this false narrative of chaos and confusion that the reporter was clearly trying to push. So, what I’ll say about our Chief of Staff— as you’ve seen from not just myself, but also the entire cabinet and a groundswell of support from people on Capitol Hill, who don’t even work in this building— about how incredible Susie Wiles has been to President Trump. And he’s been able to accomplish so much because of his leadership and his tenacity, but also because of Chief of Staff Wiles’s leadership and her ability to effectuate his agenda.

Earlier, Leavitt responded on X:

Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has helped President Trump achieve the most successful first 11 months in office of any President in American history.

President Trump has no greater or more loyal advisor than Susie.

The entire Administration is grateful for her steady leadership and united fully behind her.

Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has helped President Trump achieve the most successful first 11 months in office of any President in American history.

President Trump has no greater or more loyal advisor than Susie.

The entire Administration is grateful for her steady leadership and… https://t.co/Y3NEXI6a1E

— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) December 16, 2025

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