In a normal presidency, the interviews that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles gave to Vanity Fair would trigger her resignation, maybe even the president's impeachment. She admitted that President Donald Trump employs prosecutorial power for 'score settling,' called Budget Director Russell Vought 'a right-wing absolute zealot,' described Vice President J. D. Vance as 'a conspiracy theorist for a decade,' and attributed Elon Musk's erratic style in gutting federal agencies to his 'avowed ketamine' use. Yet no one on the right is calling for anyone to resign, or even for a congressional investigation into these allegations. That is not because Wiles'who is credited with largely masterminding Trump's victorious presidential campaign'lacks credibility, nor is it because she has denied these comments (she has accused the magazine of taking her words out of context, which is what people say when they know they were recorded). It is simply because these quotes, while dire, are also...
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