In brief: US President Donald Trump named Stephen Miller, his deputy chief of staff and the architect of his hardline immigration policy, as his new White House chief of staff on Friday, Nov. 6. Miller, 41, will replace Susie Wiles, the first woman to hold the post, starting Monday, Nov. 9, while Wiles moves to Trump’s political operation. The appointment comes after Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate to Democrats in the midterm elections. Miller has faced criticism over the administration’s mass deportation program, including the fatal shootings of two protesters by immigration agents in Minneapolis in January
US President Donald Trump named close aide Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff on Friday, Nov. 6, promoting the architect of his hardline migration policy after the Republican Party’s brutal midterms defeat.
Miller will replace current White House chief of staff Susie Wiles as of Monday, Trump said on his Truth Social network, thanking Wiles for an “outstanding job.”
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Hyper loyalist Miller, 41, has been one of Trump’s closest aides for more than a decade and is the president’s most powerful and hawkish voice on immigration.
“I am pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Miller, the current Deputy Chief of Staff of the Trump Administration, and one of my most trusted advisors, will become the Chief of Staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026,” Trump wrote.
“Susie Wiles, who has done an outstanding job, will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation. I want to thank her for her service as Chief of Staff – She has done a great job!”
Miller, who also holds the title of homeland security advisor, has been instrumental in driving the mass deportation program, often featuring violent raids by masked agents, during Trump’s second term.
Miller faced particular criticism after the deadly shootings of two protesters by immigration agents in Minneapolis in January – incidents that sparked mass demonstrations.
The White House had recently vigorously pushed back against reports that Wiles, the first ever female chief of staff to a US president, was set to be sacked.
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But the appointment of Miller indicates Trump, 80, is ready to double down on his policies after losing control of the House and Senate to Democrats in a landslide.
Wiles, 69, who announced recently that she had been given the all-clear from breast cancer, said in a statement on X that Friday would be her last day in her job.
“Serving President Trump in the White House has been the honor of a lifetime,” she wrote.
“I’m so proud to have been a part of what we’ve accomplished together from securing our border and cutting taxes to strengthening our economy and putting America First.”
Top Democrat vows to fight new chief ‘every step of the way’
The top Democrat in the US Senate vowed to vigorously oppose new White House chief of staff Stephen Miller after President Donald Trump announced the appointment on Friday.
“Stephen Miller is the architect of the most barbaric, inhumane policies of this administration. Trump couldn’t have made a worse choice. Our Democratic majorities will fight him every step of the way,” Minority Leader Chuck Schumer posted on X.
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