Chris C. Whipple is an American documentary filmmaker, journalist, and author. [1] [2] [3] Whipple has written for Vanity Fair and other publications, focusing on American politics. [4] [5]
Chris C. Whipple is an American documentary filmmaker, journalist, and author. [1] [2] [3] Whipple has written for Vanity Fair and other publications, focusing on American politics. [4] [5]
Whipple was an executive producer and writer on Showtime's 2015 documentary The Spymasters . [6] 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. [6]
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. [7] [8] He also profiled Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and other Trump officials. [9] Whipple's reporting attracted significant attention from Democrats and Republicans, with the Trump administration responding directly to the news coverage. [10] [11] [12] [13] Wiles called the story a "hit piece," but Whipple responded that all of her comments were "on tape." [14] [15] [16]
Whipple attended Yale University, where he majored in history. [17] [18] He is an associate fellow of Timothy Dwight College at Yale. [19]
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