"Critics of the Trump administration have praised Vanity Fair's interview with the White House chief of staff, and particularly the unvarnished photographs of Trump's inner circle that accompanied it, as overdue scrutiny of a controversial cabinet even as his allies rallied to dismiss it as a hit piece. Over what the magazine said was 11 separate interviews by reporter Chris Whipple, Susie Wiles spoke candidly about her colleagues,"
"describing Trump as having an alcoholic's personality, JD Vance, the vice-president, as being a conspiracy theorist for a decade and Russell Vought, the budget chief, as a right-wing absolute zealot. The article made perhaps even bigger waves for its dramatic, high-contrast and close-up photographs of Trump's top lieutenants, including Wiles, her deputy, Stephen Miller, the press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio."
Susie Wiles spoke candidly about colleagues, describing Trump as having an alcoholic's personality, JD Vance as a decade-long conspiracy theorist, and Russell Vought as a right-wing absolute zealot. Eleven separate interviews produced those remarks. Dramatic, high-contrast, close-up photographs by Christopher Anderson depicted top lieutenants including Wiles, her deputy, Stephen Miller, press secretary Karoline Leavitt, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The photographs were lauded by some for their unsparing qualities even as they spread on social media without context, creating confusion about glamorization versus internal criticism. Wiles denounced the coverage as a hit piece; Rubio and others alleged manipulation, while a report of an audio recording and Anderson's denial complicated those claims.
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