‘Extremely demoralizing’: Republicans respond to the bombastic Wiles interview

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White House aides and allies on Tuesday rushed to publicly defend Susie Wiles after a jaw-dropping interview in Vanity Fair had her pointedly criticizing the president and many in the Cabinet.