Trump Names Stephen Miller Chief of Staff, Replacing Susie Wiles

President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller will become White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles. Miller starts Monday, Nov. 9.

Trump announced the change in a post on Truth Social. “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 starting Monday, November 9, 2026,” he wrote. “Susie Wiles, who has done an outstanding job, will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation.”

Wiles said Friday would be her last day as chief of staff, according to her statement on X. The announcement did not say what her new role in the political operation would be.

Miller, 41, is the deputy chief of staff for policy and the homeland security adviser. He has helped oversee much of the administration’s immigration agenda, and he has worked for Trump since his first presidential campaign in 2015.

Three days after the midterms

The change comes three days after Democrats won control of the House and Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Republicans lost at least 41 House seats and at least seven Senate seats, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Wiles was the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff. She ran Trump’s 2024 campaign before taking the job at the start of his second term. She completed treatment for breast cancer earlier this year and said in September that she had fully recovered.

In October, Trump denied reports that he was considering replacing Wiles. He called the reports a “fake story” and said there was “zero chance” he would make the move.