Chris Whipple
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Chris C. Whipple is an American political journalist, documentary filmmaker, and author.[1] [2] [3] Whipple has written for Vanity Fair and other publications, focusing on American politics.[4] [5]
Career
[edit ]Whipple was an executive producer and writer on Showtime's 2015 documentary The Spymasters . He has worked on segments of TV news shows that have won Peabody and Emmy Awards, including 60 Minutes at CBS and Primetime at ABC.[2]
In December 2025, Whipple published a two-part Vanity Fair profile of the second Trump presidency, interviewing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles throughout the first year of Donald Trump’s second administration.[6] [7] He also profiled Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and other Trump officials.[6] Whipple's reporting attracted significant attention from Democrats and Republicans, with the Trump administration responding directly to the news coverage.[8] [9] [10] [11] Wiles called the story a "hit piece," but Whipple responded that all of her comments were "on tape."[12] [13] [14]
Education
[edit ]Whipple attended Yale University, where he majored in history.[15] [16] He is an associate fellow of Timothy Dwight College at Yale.[17]
Books
[edit ]- The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency (2017)[18] [19]
- The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future (2020)[20]
- The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House (2023)[21]
- Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History (2025)[22]
References
[edit ]- ^ Nast, Condé. "Chris Whipple". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2025年12月16日.
- ^ a b Chris Whipple, Journalist and Filmmaker", The Common Good. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Chris Whipple | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2025年12月16日.
- ^ Burnett, Elena (2025年12月16日). "Chris Whipple describes interviewing Susie Wiles for 'Vanity Fair'". NPR. Retrieved 2025年12月16日.
- ^ "Trump and allies defend Susie Wiles over blunt quotes about top officials in Vanity Fair story - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2025年12月16日. Retrieved 2025年12月16日.
- ^ a b Whipple, Chris (2025年12月16日). "Susie Wiles Talks About The First Year of Trump's Second Term (Part 1 of 2)". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2025年12月16日.
- ^ Whipple, Chris (2025年12月16日). "Trump's Inner Circle, On the Record (Part 2 of 2)". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2025年12月16日.
- ^ Linskey, Meridith McGraw and Annie (2025年12月16日). "White House Chief of Staff Offers Candid Views in Vanity Fair Interview". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2025年12月16日.
- ^ Baker, Peter (December 16, 2025). "Trump's Top Aide Acknowledges 'Score Settling' Behind Prosecutions". The New York Times.
- ^ "White House scrambles to address Susie Wiles' explosive Vanity Fair interviews". NBC News. 2025年12月16日. Retrieved 2025年12月16日.
- ^ Stancy, Diana (2025年12月16日). "Trump brushes off Wiles' 'alcoholic's personality' nick as allies torch Vanity Fair piece". Fox News. Retrieved 2025年12月16日.
- ^ "Susie Wiles: Trump's chief of staff hits back at Vanity Fair 'hit piece'". www.bbc.com. 2025年12月16日. Retrieved 2025年12月16日.
- ^ Gandhi, Urvi (2025年12月17日). Vanity Fair’s Chris Whipple on Wiles: ‘Every interview was recorded, everything was on tape’ | CNN Politics . Retrieved 2025年12月17日 – via www.cnn.com.
- ^ Nash, Charlie (2025年12月17日). "'Everything Is on Tape': Reporter Fires Back at Trump World for Claiming His Explosive Susie Wiles Piece Was a Hit Job". Mediaite. Retrieved 2025年12月17日.
- ^ "Jennifer B. Boeth, Editor, Is Married To Christopher Whipple, TV Produce>r". Archived from the original on 2017年12月20日. Retrieved 2025年12月17日.
- ^ Lebrun, Margot Lee, Sylvan (2020年10月02日). "Jackson Institute hosts Chris Whipple, author of "The Spymasters"". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2025年12月17日.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Chris Whipple Latest Articles", Vanity Fair.
- ^ "Chris Whipple | Guest | Amanpour & Company | PBS". Amanpour & Company. Retrieved 2025年12月16日.
- ^ The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency, Publishers Weekly
- ^ "THE SPYMASTERS | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- ^ "So Far So Good? Biden Hopes So. (Published 2023)". January 18, 2023.
- ^ Pengelly, Martin (April 2, 2025). "In a new book, top Biden aide describes 'out of it' president before Trump debate" – via The Guardian.
External links
[edit ]- American political journalists
- 21st-century American journalists
- 21st-century American male journalists
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- 21st-century American male writers
- American television news producers
- American documentary filmmakers
- Historians of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Vanity Fair (magazine) people
- Yale University alumni
- Living people