Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff
Trump said Miller will take over Monday as Wiles leaves the role for the Trump political operation after the midterms.
By Deshawn Carter · Sports Writer
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Stephen Miller will become White House chief of staff on Monday, replacing Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump said on Nov. 6. The Stephen Miller White House chief of staff announcement came three days after midterm elections in which Democrats won control of the House and Senate, according to NBC News and CNBC.
Miller was serving as deputy chief of staff when Trump announced the change in a Truth Social post. Trump said Wiles, who had held the chief of staff job, would move to the Trump political operation.
When will Stephen Miller become White House chief of staff?
Trump said Miller would begin Monday. The president called Miller one of his most trusted advisers in his post, according to CNBC.
Speaking to reporters later that day, Trump said he wanted to make a change. He praised Wiles’ work and also praised Miller, without offering a fuller public explanation for the switch.
A White House official told NBC News that Wiles submitted her resignation Thursday night. That report does not establish why she resigned. CNBC separately reported that a senior White House source told MS NOW of the resignation.
Wiles said in an X post that Nov. 6 was her final day as chief of staff. She described her White House service as the honor of her lifetime and said her commitment to Trump and his mission would continue.
Miller wrote on X that he was honored to serve as chief of staff. He said the mission was to support Trump and defend the “Republic.”
The appointment put one of the administration’s most prominent immigration-policy figures in the role. NBC News described Miller as an architect of Trump’s mass-deportation campaign.
How did political leaders react to Miller’s appointment?
Administration figures offered public congratulations. Vice President JD Vance wrote on X that Miller would do great things, CNBC reported. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also celebrated the announcement in a post.
Democratic leaders sharply objected. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for Miller to be fired rather than promoted, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democratic majorities would oppose him. Those were political statements from the two leaders, not findings about the effects of the personnel move.
The timing has drawn attention because it followed the midterm result, but neither Trump nor Wiles publicly tied her departure to the election outcome in the reports. What is confirmed is the sequence: Wiles said Friday was her last day, and Trump said Miller would start Monday.
This story draws on original reporting from NBC News.