Trump brushes off Wiles’ ‘alcoholic’s personality’ nick as allies torch Vanity Fair piece

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles receives strong support from Trump administration after controversial Vanity Fair story sparks cabinet unity.

Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House. 

In response, Trump and his allies have come to dish out praise for Wiles, following the publication of a story where Wiles issued some unsavory remarks about Trump and others in his orbit. Hours after the Vanity Fair story was published, Trump told the New York Post that he wasn’t insulted by Wiles’ description of his personality. 

"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.