WASHINGTON (The Thursday Times) — President Donald Trump has named Stephen Miller, his deputy chief of staff and the architect of his immigration crackdown, as White House chief of staff. Miller replaces Susie Wiles from Monday, November 9.
“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,” Trump said in a statement posted by the White House on Friday. “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!”
Wiles, the first woman to hold the post, submitted her resignation on Thursday night, a US official said. “Today is my last day as White House Chief of Staff,” she wrote on X. “Serving President Trump in the White House has been the honor of a lifetime… While my role may be changing, my commitment to the president and the mission never will.”
Why now: the change is the biggest shake-up of Trump’s team since Republicans were swept from power in Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections, and comes as Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reported to be weighing his own exit. As recently as mid-October, Trump dismissed talk of replacing Wiles. “It’s fake news,” he said. “I could not be more happy with Susie.”
Miller has been at Trump’s side since the 2016 campaign and has served as deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser since January 2025, driving the administration’s immigration enforcement and deportation programme. He is widely disliked by Democrats, who will soon control Congress, and his promotion points to a more confrontational relationship with Capitol Hill, even as Trump says he can work with the incoming Democratic leadership.
Wiles ran Trump’s 2024 campaign and had been chief of staff since his first day back in the White House.
