Trump To Hit Campaign Trail For GOP Lawmakers Ahead Of Midterms: Wiles
“She meant that I’m — you see, I don’t drink alcohol,” Trump told the New York Post. “So everybody knows that — but I’ve often said that if I did, I’d have a very good chance of being an alcoholic. I have said that many times about myself, I do. It’s a very possessive personality.”
“I’ve said that many times about myself,” the president added. “I’m fortunate I’m not a drinker. If I did, I could very well, because I’ve said that — what’s the word? Not possessive — possessive and addictive type personality. Oh, I’ve said it many times, many times before.”
In the interview, Wiles told Vanity Fair reporter Chris Whipple that alcoholism can intensify personality traits. “High-functioning alcoholics or alcoholics in general, their personalities are exaggerated when they drink,” she said.
Trump, whose brother Fred Trump Jr. struggled with alcoholism, famously does not drink alcohol. Wiles told Vanity Fair that Trump nonetheless displayed what she described as “an alcoholic’s personality,” which she characterized as operating with a belief that “there’s nothing he can’t do.”
In June, federal officials launched an investigation after Wiles’ phone appeared to have been hacked.
