The chief of staff's own words expose an administration driven by retribution rather than governance, where advice gets ignored, and mistakes happen because leadership operates under the delusion that nothing is off-limits. Candid admissions about conspiracy theorists in high office and other allegations reveal the dysfunction behind closed doors. This interview has set off Trump administration alarm bells.

Vanity Fair deliberately twisted interviews to manufacture a false narrative of chaos while ignoring the historic accomplishments of the most successful administration in modern history. The article stripped away crucial context and omitted positive statements to serve a predetermined agenda against a president who has achieved more in 11 months than predecessors managed in eight years.