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Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff

newsNov 6, 2026833,610

President Trump is elevating Stephen Miller, his domestic policy adviser, to White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles in a change set to take effect Monday after Wiles said Friday would be her last day. Miller, 41, has worked for Mr. Trump since his first presidential campaign and is credited as the architect of the administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement; his promotion signals a push to double down on hard-line immigration and culture war policies. People familiar with Mr. Miller’s pitch said he told the president he would wind down the Iran war, and advisers expect Miller to steer Mr. Trump away from seeking post-midterm deals with Democrats. The move comes days after sweeping midterm losses that cost Republicans their majorities in the House and Senate and has intensified internal tensions and turnover across the administration. Democrats reacted sharply: Representative Hakeem Jeffries called Mr. Miller "a dangerous xenophobe" and Senator Chuck Schumer said the appointment showed Mr. Trump had "learned nothing." Officials in the West Wing are bracing for new congressional investigations and further personnel changes now that Miller will control access to the president.

Philip Gourevitch
@pgourevitch.bsky.social

Disgusting of NYT to describe the most criminal conduct of ICE and the massacre of boatmen on the high seas this way: “Mr. Miller has been the driver of the president’s most muscular actions” Muscular? Despicable spin. www.nytimes.com/2026/11/06/u...

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