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The Straits Times. (2026, November 6). Trump promotes Stephen Miller to chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-promotes-stephen-miller-to-chief-of-staff-role-replacing-susie-wiles
The Straits Times. “Trump promotes Stephen Miller to chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles.” The Straits Times, 6 Nov. 2026, https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-promotes-stephen-miller-to-chief-of-staff-role-replacing-susie-wiles.
The Straits Times. “Trump promotes Stephen Miller to chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles.” The Straits Times, November 6, 2026. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-promotes-stephen-miller-to-chief-of-staff-role-replacing-susie-wiles.
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Donald Trump announced on November 4, 2026, that Stephen Miller, his longtime advisor and deputy chief of staff, would replace Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026. The change came after Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate in the midterm elections. Trump praised Wiles for her service but said she would move to his political operation.
Miller is known for advocating tough immigration policies during Trump's presidency, which has raised concerns among critics who fear more aggressive enforcement measures under his leadership. This shift could lead to increased tensions with businesses that previously had some influence over policy decisions within the administration.
Miller is a veteran of Trump’s first term in office in 2017-2021. Since Trump’s return to the White House in 2025, Miller has officially been deputy chief of staff under Wiles, but he wielded outsize influence across much of Trump’s domestic agenda and has had the ear of the president.
He is perhaps best known for driving Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown, setting a target of 3,000 arrests a day. In pursuit of that target, federal immigration agents expanded their list of targets to include migrants who had been living in the US for decades.