You already know what story to read today: Part 1 and Part 2 of Chris Whipple’s interview with Susie Wiles. And may I recommend some supplementary material? In his editor’s letter, Mark Guiducci dips into Vanity Fair’s long history of covering presidential administrations (including unpopular ones), and provides some memorable details from the day we spent at the White House with Wiles and her team. You’ll also get a bonus photograph by Christopher Anderson, whose portraits of the officials are also…unforgettable. So, here you go.
Elsewhere, there’s going to be a Trump wedding. |
CLAIRE HOWORTH,
DEPUTY EDITOR |
In part two of Chris Whipple’s revealing interview, Trump’s chief of staff discusses the Epstein files, Pete Hegseth’s “war” tactics, “retribution” against Letitia James, and much, much more: “I’m not an enabler. I’m also not a bitch. I try to be thoughtful about what I even engage in. I guess time will tell whether I’ve been effective.” |
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“Is this the part where you say we’re all evil?” the vice president asked. |
Third time’s the charm? Let’s hope he didn’t propose in a mall this time. |
Though Kirk likely sought a private meeting to appeal to Owens—who has intensified her outlandish speculation over Charlie Kirk’s killing—in a way that would be impossible with an audience, it’s clear that nothing between them will remain private for long. |
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On the morning of November 4, 2025, an off-year Election Day, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was meeting in the Oval Office with the president and his top advisers, men she calls her “core team”: Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff. The agenda was twofold: ending the congressional filibuster and forcing Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro from power. As she related it later, President Donald Trump was holding forth on the filibuster when Wiles stood up and started for the door. Trump eyed her. “Is this an emergency, that you have to leave?” he demanded. It was nothing of the sort—but Wiles left Trump guessing. She replied: “It’s an emergency. It doesn’t involve you.” With that, according to Wiles, she departed the Oval. |
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