Hugh Hewitt on Chris Whipple's Vanity Fair Article About Susie Wiles

Criticism of Chris Whipple's Reporting

• 🎯 Hugh Hewitt criticizes journalist Chris Whipple's Vanity Fair article about White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, calling it a "hatchet job" and a "fumbled opportunity."
• 💡 Hewitt states that Whipple was granted extensive access, including "11 long interviews," yet allegedly failed to produce a piece in good faith.
• 🧠 Hewitt suggests Whipple had an agenda to confirm the "world view" of those with "TDS" (Trump Derangement Syndrome).
• ⚠️ Hewitt believes Whipple chose the "least generous of spirits" towards Wiles, who reportedly extended "every graciousness" and offered unique access.

Susie Wiles's Role and Loyalty

• 🔑 The transcript highlights Susie Wiles's "steady hand" and "stability" within the current administration, as reported by "friends in the current cabinet."
• 🤝 Vice President emphasizes Wiles's loyalty, stating he has "never seen Susie Wilds say something to the president and then go and counteract him or subvert his will behind the scenes."
• ✅ Wiles is described as the "best White House chief of staff that I think the president could ask for" due to her unwavering loyalty to the President.

Media Bias and Access

• 📸 Hewitt points out that media outlets, like Vanity Fair, sometimes use "unflattering pictures" of subjects who cooperate with them, citing examples from the Trump administration.
• 📢 The article serves as a warning that Republicans will "never ever get a fair shake from the legacy media," even when cooperating.
• 📰 Hewitt argues that Vanity Fair missed an opportunity to present a balanced profile, instead catering to a "hardcore sort of deranged group of people in the United States who want to hate Donald Trump."