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Trump Appoints Stephen Miller as New White House Chief of Staff
· Confirmed
In Short: US President Donald Trump has named Stephen Miller as the new White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced that Stephen Miller, his deputy chief of staff, will take over as White House chief of staff on Monday, November 9.
Miller has been a close confidant of Trump since 2016 and is known for his hardline immigration policies.
Trump described Miller as “one of my most trusted advisors” and thanked Susie Wiles for her “outstanding job” as chief of staff.
Miller’s appointment comes just days after the Republican Party’s defeat in the midterm elections, signaling a tougher stance by the administration.
Miller has been instrumental in shaping the Department of Justice’s 2018 “Zero Tolerance” policy and driving wide-scale visa restrictions, including the controversial travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries.
In May 2025, Miller told Fox News that the administration had set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day.
Miller initially defended the January killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during an operation in Minneapolis, calling them both “terrorists” before walking back the statement about Pretti.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) declared his plans to probe Miller just minutes after Trump announced the change.
Miller’s appointment has drawn criticism, with Congress member Joaquin Castro calling it “unacceptable” for the Trump Administration to install a known white nationalist and believer of white supremacist ideology in a position of power.
Miller stated on social media that President Trump is the most transformative political leader in American history and has single-handedly saved America from those who would destroy it.
What this adds
Miller’s role in the administration’s mass deportation campaign and his defense of controversial actions have raised concerns among critics.
Background
US President Donald Trump has announced that Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff.
What's confirmed
- US President Donald Trump has announced that his deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, the BBC reported.
- The appointment of the former domestic policy adviser signals a tougher stance by the administration following the Republicans’ defeat in the midterm elections In the first shake-up at the White House following the disastrous midterm elections for the Republican Party, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday the appointment of one of his most hardline advisors on immigration, Stephen Miller, as his new chief of staff.
What's still developing
- Miller is credited with shaping the Department of Justice’s 2018 “Zero Tolerance” policy at the US border, which called for the arrest of nearly every adult crossing into the US without legal documentation.
- The 41-year-old Miller has been one of Trump’s most vocal defenders and is widely seen as an architect of the president’s mass deportation campaign.
- Miller, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and White House lawyers have worked since April to identify executive actions Trump could take without new legislation, including measures on immigration, tariffs, housing costs and federal spending, Reuters reported Sunday, citing three people familiar with the planning.
- Miller, a staunch Trump defender and immigration hard-liner who helped execute the president’s mass deportation agenda, will take over for Wiles on Nov. 9, Trump said.
- Miller was referring to the Trump administration’s ambitions to take control of Greenland, if necessary by force.
- During that campaign, former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham accused Miller of physical abuse while they were dating, allegations Miller denied.
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- House of Representatives representing Iowa's 1st Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks.
- “Southeast Iowa, my district, has long had jobs leave, go overseas,” Miller-Meeks said.