Karoline Leavitt Slams Vanity Fair Article Targeting Trump’s Chief of Staff [WATCH]

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt forcefully rejected a Vanity Fair article this week that focused on White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, accusing the magazine and its reporter of misrepresenting comments and omitting key context, as reported by The Gateway Pundit.

The controversy stems from a Vanity Fair story written by reporter Chris Whipple, who said he conducted multiple interviews with Wiles beginning “little more than a week before the inauguration.”

In the article, Whipple described speaking with Wiles in informal settings, including Sundays after church and once while she was doing laundry at her Washington, D.C., apartment.

According to Whipple’s account, Wiles discussed a wide range of topics, including what he characterized as President Donald Trump’s “alcoholic’s personality,” Vice President J.D. Vance’s political evolution from “Never Trump to MAGA,” and what he described as a decade-long period in which Vance was a “conspiracy theorist.”

Whipple also wrote that Wiles spoke about Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought as “a right-wing absolute zealot” and referenced Elon Musk’s “microdosing.”

Whipple claimed that their discussions extended to major policy and national security matters.

“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 wrote.

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He further stated, “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.”

Leavitt responded to the article during remarks to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, sharply disputing its characterization of Wiles and the administration.

She called the story “another example of disingenuous reporting” and said Wiles’s remarks had been taken “wildly out of context.”

“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,” Leavitt said.

She continued, “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.”

Leavitt also said that multiple individuals within the White House spoke with the reporter but were not reflected in the final piece.

“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,” she said.

The press secretary went on to praise Wiles’s role in the administration, emphasizing her leadership and relationship with President Trump.

“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,” Leavitt said.

“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.”

Leavitt also addressed the issue earlier on X, posting in support of Wiles and the administration.

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

“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

The White House has not indicated any further response to Vanity Fair beyond Leavitt’s public statements.

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