President Trump defended White House chief of staff Susie Wiles after she was quoted offering blunt assessments of his inner circle in Vanity Fair.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denounces Vanity Fair's profile on chief of staff Susie Wiles as "fake news."

The White House rushed to defend chief of staff Susie Wiles after a bombshell Vanity Fair profile sent shockwaves through Washington and the West Wing into damage control. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed the story as “disingenuous” and “wildly out of context.”

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles looks on, as U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) speaks to the press before boarding Marine One to depart for Quantico, Virginia, from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington,