In a determined bid to support his chief of staff, Donald Trump is rallying his team after a revealing Vanity Fair profile of Susie Wiles surfaced. The article offered a candid glimpse into the President’s inner circle, prompting a swift and strategic response from Trump.

Trump addressed the issue in a conversation with the New York Post on Tuesday, aiming to mitigate any fallout from Wiles’ remarks. Notably, he showed no offense at her characterization of him as having an “alcoholic’s personality,” and worked alongside her to manage the situation.

The President explained his perspective on Wiles’ comments, suggesting he understood her intended meaning.

Speaking to the publication, Trump stated, “No, she meant that – you see, I don’t drink alcohol. Everyone knows that. But I’ve frequently mentioned that if I did, I’d have a strong chance of being an alcoholic. I’ve said that about myself many times. It’s a very possessive personality.”

In the profile, Wiles shared with Chris Whipple, a seasoned observer of White House chiefs of staff, that individuals with high-functioning alcoholism, or alcoholics in general, often exhibit amplified personalities when they drink. She noted her expertise in dealing with “big personalities.”

Wiles’s late father, legendary sportscaster Pat Summerall, struggled with alcoholism.

Trump’s older brother died of complications associated with alcoholism, which is one of the reasons the president doesn’t drink. 

‘I’ve said that many times myself. I’m fortunate I’m not a drinker,’ Trump told the Post. ‘If I did, I could very well, because I’ve said that – what’s the word? Not possessive – possessive and addictive type personality. Oh, I’ve said it many times, many times before.’  

President Donald Trump is leading the effort to defend the White House chief of staff after she overshared in a new interview with Vanity Fair 

Susie Wiles was under fire Tuesday after she got a little too candid about the President and his inner circle in a Vanity Fair profile 

Trump didn’t respond to other portions of the two-part Vanity Fair series because he hadn’t seen it. 

‘I didn’t read it, but I don’t read Vanity Fair – but she’s done a fantastic job,’ the President said of Wiles. ‘I think from what I hear, the facts were wrong, and it was a very misguided interviewer, purposely misguided.’ 

Karoline Leavitt used a similar line when she quickly addressed the controversy Tuesday afternoon on the White House driveway. 

‘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,’ the White House press secretary said.

She told reporters encircling her, ‘You will leave out important context, leave out comments and facts.’

‘Many people in this building spoke with that reporter and those comments were never included in the story, probably because it didn’t push the false narrative of chaos and confusion that the reporter was clearly trying to push,’ Leavitt continued. 

She headed back inside as journalists yelled and asked if she wanted Whipple to release the tapes of the interviews he conducted. 

Whipple did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail’s requests for comment about the White House’s response.

Karoline Leavitt blasted Christopher Whipple, who interviewed Wiles and other administration figures for Vanity Fair

Reporters swarm the White House press secretary to ask about the fallout from Vanity Fair’s profile on the Trump administration, which starred Wiles

Much of what was eyebrow-raising about the Vanity Fair profile was how critical Wiles was, for instance, mocking Attorney General Pam Bondi for handing out nothingburger Epstein folders to conservative influencers.

‘First she gave them binders full of nothingness. And then she said that the witness list, or the client list, was on her desk. There is no client list, and it sure as hell wasn’t on her desk,’ Wiles told Whipple.

The chief of staff also confirmed that Trump’s name pops up in the files and downplays any dirt the Department of Justice has on serial pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with former Democratic president Bill Clinton. 

‘There is no evidence,’ that Clinton visited Epstein’s island, Wiles said. ‘The President was wrong about that.’