Trump Replaces Chief of Staff Wiles With Stephen Miller After Midterm Losses

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff on Monday, November 9, 2026. Wiles will move to the president’s political operation after serving as chief of staff.

Trump described Miller as one of his most trusted advisors in a Truth Social post. Wiles, 69, said serving Trump had been the honor of a lifetime and praised accomplishments on border security, tax cuts, the economy, and America First policies.

“serving President Trump in the White House has been the honor of a lifetime”

The shake-up follows Republican losses in the midterm elections, in which Democrats regained control of both the House and the Senate. Sources say Trump reacted angrily to the wipeout.

Wiles becomes the sixth high-ranking woman to leave the administration, after Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Tulsi Gabbard, and Karoline Leavitt. Revista Fórum also lists Katie Zacharia as a former White House spokeswoman who departed.

Miller, 41, is known as the architect of Trump’s aggressive mass deportation agenda and hardline immigration policies. The Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled him an anti-immigration extremist.

His promotion is expected to prove deeply controversial and signals that the administration will double down on confrontation rather than moderation after the electoral setback.