President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Says He Has an ‘Alcoholic’s Personality’

Susie Wiles, the 32nd White House chief of staff, gave some insight into how President Donald Trump acts behind the scenes.

In a two-part interview with Vanity Fair — the first of which was released Tuesday, December 16 — the government official, 68, said that Trump has “an alcoholic’s personality.”

Though the 79-year-old president has long abstained from vices like alcohol and cigarettes, Wiles compared Trump’s personality to that of someone who drinks, stating that he “operates [with] a view that there’s nothing he can’t do.”

“Nothing, zero, nothing,” she added.

The Vanity Fair feature noted that Wiles’ late father, football player and sportscaster Pat Summerall, struggled with alcoholism, so she is well aware of how drinkers act when they are under the influence.

“Alcoholism does bad things to relationships, and so it was with my dad and me,” Wiles said.

“Some clinical psychologist that knows one million times more than I do will dispute what I’m going to say,” she added. “But high-functioning alcoholics or alcoholics in general, their personalities are exaggerated when they drink. And so I’m a little bit of an expert in big personalities.”

The Apprentice alum has long been open about avoiding alcohol and cigarettes due to his late brother Fred Jr.’s struggles. Fred died at age 42 from a heart attack due in part to his alcoholism.

“I had a brother, Fred. Great guy, best-looking guy, best personality, much better than mine,” Trump said during a 2018 news conference, according to Business Insider. “But he had a problem. He had a problem with alcohol, and he would tell me, ‘Don’t drink. Don’t drink.’ He was substantially older, and I listened to him and I respected (him).”

In recent days, Trump — who has often been seen toasting to other world leaders with a Diet Coke — has come under fire for his flippant and insensitive remarks regarding the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner.