"to criticising Elon Musk over the dismantling the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Wiles has offered an unusually candid look inside the White House, after maintaining a low profile for much of Trump's term. In a series of 11 interviews with author Chris Whipple conducted over Trump's first year back in office, Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, described the teetotal president as having an alcoholic's personality"
"Elon Musk overstepped on his department of government efficiency (Doge) efforts, she said, calling him a complete solo actor an odd, odd duck, adding his gutting of USAID left her initially aghast. He decided that it was a better approach to shut it down, fire everybody, shut them out, and then go rebuild. Not the way I would do it."
"Wiles called the Vanity Fair story a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest president, White House staff, and cabinet in history, saying it omitted important context and selectively quoted her to create a negative narrative. A number of cabinet officials and other aides rushed to her defence but Wiles notably has not denied any details or quotes."
Susie Wiles publicly criticized multiple figures within and connected to the administration, including attorney general Pam Bondi for her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and Elon Musk for dismantling USAID. She characterized the president as teetotal with an alcoholic's personality and possessing an eye for vengeance against perceived enemies. She described vice-president JD Vance as a decade-long conspiracy theorist whose commitment to the MAGA cause was politically motivated. She called Musk a 'complete solo actor' and said Musk's gutting of USAID left her aghast. She referred to health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as 'quirky Bobby' and praised his tendency to push the envelope. Wiles defended herself against negative portrayals but did not deny quoted details.
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