Trump says ‘fantastic’ Wiles was right to say he has ‘alcoholic’s personality’

Published December 16, 2025 5:26pm ET



President Donald Trump is standing behind White House chief of staff Susie Wiles after an interview in which she voiced unguarded views on him and his administration was released.

Trump was one of the targets of the interview with Vanity Fair, in which Wiles described the teetotaling president as having an “alcoholic’s personality.” Speaking with the New York Post on Tuesday, Trump said he wasn’t offended by the remarks, even agreeing with her.

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