{"id":2521829,"date":"2025-12-16T16:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-responds-to-controversial-susie-wiles-interview-sometimes-i-am-a-conspiracy-theorist\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:05:02","slug":"jd-vance-responds-to-controversial-susie-wiles-interview-sometimes-i-am-a-conspiracy-theorist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-responds-to-controversial-susie-wiles-interview-sometimes-i-am-a-conspiracy-theorist\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance Responds to Controversial Susie Wiles Interview: &#8216;Sometimes I Am a Conspiracy Theorist&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjd-vance-responds-to-controversial-susie-wiles-interview-sometimes-i-am-a-conspiracy-theorist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2521829&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you did not believe it already, then you should believe it now: the Republican Party faces an internal conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Vice President J.D. Vance showed once again on Tuesday morning that he has the political chops to defend the populist, America First elements of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s Make America Great Again movement against the Republican establishment and its subtle acts of sabotage.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking at an economic event in Pennsylvania, Vance responded to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles&rsquo; jaw-dropping interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/trump-susie-wiles-interview-exclusive-part-1?srsltid=AfmBOooZRBJgIb2NJVX-p8LivabJOIWnGg6Cd3Z7rolw9FPK16mNWAdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanity Fair<\/a>, published Tuesday, in which Wiles referred to the vice president as a political opportunist and &ldquo;conspiracy theorist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sometimes I am a conspiracy theorist,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-responds-media-seeks-stoke-controversy-wifes-wedding-ring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vance<\/a> said, &ldquo;but I only believe in the conspiracy theories that are true.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>What a fantastic response to that comment from Wiles, who many regard as an establishment voice.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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that we should actually let them develop some language skills.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The vice president added that he also subscribed to other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/heroes-american-history-conspiracy-theorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conspiracy theories<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believed in this crazy conspiracy theory that the media and the government were covering up the fact that Joe Biden was clearly unable to do the job,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;And I believed in the conspiracy theory that Joe Biden was trying to throw his political opponents in jail rather than win an argument against his political opponents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So,&rdquo; Vance continued, &ldquo;at least on some of these conspiracy theories it turns out that a conspiracy theory is just something that was true six months before the media admitted it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For her part, Wiles blamed Vanity Fair.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The article published early this morning is a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-investigating-gop-lawmakers-receive-unsettling-calls-susie-wiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wiles<\/a> wrote Tuesday on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Significant context was disregarded and much of what I, and others, said about the team and the President was left out of the story. I assume, after reading it, that this was done to paint an overwhelmingly chaotic and negative narrative about the President and our team.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The article published early this morning is a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history.<\/p>\n<p>Significant context was disregarded and much of what I, and others, said about the team and the President was left out of the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Susie Wiles (@SusieWiles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SusieWiles\/status\/2000943061627548148?\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To his credit, Vance spent several minutes brushing off the interview comments. He even paid Wiles a compliment by comparing her authenticity to that of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-delivers-blow-federal-deficit-drops-20-percent-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But make no mistake. The vice president also sent two subtle and yet clear messages.<\/p>\n<p>First, he spoke up for Trump&rsquo;s base against Republican power brokers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As much as I love Susie,&rdquo; Vance said, &ldquo;the American people didn&rsquo;t elect any staffer. They elected the president of the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The vice president made that comment in the context of praising Wiles&rsquo; loyalty to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/opinion-trumps-post-rob-reiners-death-massive-misstep-vast-majority-maga-posts-got-exactly-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>. One would have to grossly underestimate Vance&rsquo;s savviness, however, not to read it as a message to the GOP establishment.<\/p>\n<p>Second, Vance said that administration officials should give &ldquo;fewer interviews to mainstream media outlets.&rdquo; Whether the vice president meant it that way or not, it sounded like a politely worded chastisement of Wiles.<\/p>\n<p>Readers may view Vance&rsquo;s comments in the YouTube video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5x-eXB4wves?si=uEXTPOnssPQ8jDAK\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-shreds-mitch-mcconnell-ridiculous-attack-presidents-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vance<\/a>, of course, used his genial nature to defuse an awkward situation.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Wiles&rsquo; decision to give Vanity Fair a series of extended interviews defies explanation. Thus, we can only guess why she did it.<\/p>\n<p>We can say, however, that the chief of staff has developed a reputation as a GOP establishment insider. Peruse X, for instance, and before long you will come across the epithet &ldquo;Swampy Susie.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;You Can&rsquo;t Have Swampy Susie Running The White House!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>WH Chief Of Staff Susie Wiles Defends The Deep State &amp; Is Extremely Problematic For President Trump&rsquo;s Agenda, Warns Constitutional Lawyer Robert Barnes<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barnes_law?\">@barnes_law<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EArZzpmeJL\">pic.twitter.com\/EArZzpmeJL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealAlexJones\/status\/1950270162793279835?\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If this were factually TRUE, you wouldn&rsquo;t have to make a post to sing her praises, because we would already know!<\/p>\n<p>And believe me, we KNOW who Swampy Susie Wiles is, and WHY this administration is nothing more than a sinking ship that&rsquo;s taking all of us all down with it!<\/p>\n<p>&#128078;&#127995; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h3BXjWvGkl\">https:\/\/t.co\/h3BXjWvGkl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Political Junkie (@DrilllBabyDrill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrilllBabyDrill\/status\/2000966666310836377?\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We tried to warn Trump not to trust that subversive swamp creature Susie Wiles back in the summer of 2024 but were ignored.<\/p>\n<p>Now she&rsquo;s gossiping with journalist scum. Sad! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jdFX77z67g\">pic.twitter.com\/jdFX77z67g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Zsutty (@DavidZsutty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidZsutty\/status\/2000944072102715769?\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In short, the vice president handled the &ldquo;conspiracy theorist&rdquo; comment with grace and humor.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, no one should mistake that response for a capitulation to the GOP establishment.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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