President Donald Trump announced Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff starting Monday, days after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections.
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, taking over on Monday. The announcement comes three days after Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
Trump said in a Truth Social post that Miller, who has served as deputy chief of staff, will take over starting Monday. Trump praised Miller as "one of my most trusted advisors." Wiles, Trump wrote, "who has done an outstanding job, will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation."
Asked about the move later Friday, Trump said, "I wanted to make a change." He added, "I think Susie’s done a very good job, great job. But I just wanted to make it," and said, "Stephen’s been great," adding, "Sometimes in life you have to make moves."
Wiles resigned Thursday night, according to a senior White House source cited by CNBC and a person familiar with the events cited by the Associated Press. Wiles wrote on X that Friday was her last day as White House chief of staff, calling it "the honor of a lifetime."
Miller said on X, "It has been the privilege of my lifetime to have served on his team from Day One, and I am honored beyond words to serve as his White House Chief of Staff." He added, "The mission now is more clear than ever: Fight with all of our soul to support our President and defend this magnificent Republic."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on X, "Patriots in control." Vice President JD Vance said Miller "will do great things."
Democratic leaders criticized the appointment. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called Miller "a dangerous xenophobe and reckless extremist who has American blood on his hands." Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote that Trump "learned nothing from his historic defeat." Representative Robert Garcia said he planned to investigate Miller and his "misconduct."
Wiles, 69, was the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff and oversaw Trump’s winning 2024 presidential campaign. She went public with a breast cancer diagnosis in March 2026 and later announced she was cancer-free. Trump had said last month there was "zero chance" he would replace Wiles and that "Susie is here and she’s gonna be here for a long time."
Miller, 41, is a key architect of the administration’s hard-line immigration policies and has served as a senior adviser since Trump’s first term. Several Justice Department officials have also resigned since the midterm elections, including Harmeet Dhillon, John Eisenberg, and Jason Reding Quiñones.
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