White House Chief of Staff makes shocking statement: Musk is a 'drug addict', Vice President is a 'conspiracy theorist' According to a report by Golden Finance, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wells stated in an interview with Vanity Fair that she has made a series of frank and sometimes critical remarks about President Trump's inner circle, including calling Musk a "openly identified" ketamine user. She also referred to Vice President Vance as a 'conspiracy theorist', Director Vought of the Office of Management and Budget as a 'far right fanatic', and criticized Attorney General Bondi's handling of the 'Epstein Papers'. On Tuesday, the White House quickly attempted to downplay the impact of the interview, with Wells posting on social media that it was a "maliciously defamatory article" that "ignored important context. White House Press Secretary Levitt expressed support for Wells, stating that Trump "has no greater and more loyal advisor than Susie.