Miller to lead Trump’s staff as Wiles joins president’s political team

Donald Trump said on Friday, 6 November, that Stephen Miller would replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff. Miller will start on Monday, 9 November 2026, Trump said on Truth Social.

The move comes days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections. Trump told reporters he wanted a change and said that life sometimes calls for moves, CBS News reported.

Miller is now deputy chief of staff. He helped shape Trump’s strict rules on immigration and his deportation programme, CBS News reported. Trump praised his skills as a manager and said he was one of his most trusted aides.

Democratic leaders sharply criticised the choice. Chuck Schumer wrote on X that Trump had learned nothing from the defeat. He pledged that Democratic majorities would oppose the president.

Robert Garcia said Democrats on the House Oversight Committee would keep investigating Miller over what Garcia called misconduct, CBS News reported.

Wiles handed Trump her resignation on Thursday night, a US official and a senior White House adviser told CBS News. Three sources told the broadcaster that her exit was linked to the Republican losses.

Trump said Wiles would join his political operation. In a social media post, she said she remained loyal to him and proud to have served in the White House.

Wiles ran Trump’s 2024 campaign. She was the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff and has held the post under Trump longer than anyone else, PBS NewsHour reported.

Miller joined Trump’s 2016 campaign to write speeches, PBS NewsHour reported. His work with Trump has since made him a key figure in the president’s immigration policy.