Credit : The White House's X
WASHINGTON, November 6, 2026 — President Donald Trump has named his longtime adviser Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections, the White House announced on Friday.
In a statement shared by the White House on X, Trump said Miller, currently the administration’s deputy chief of staff and “one of my most trusted advisors”, would become chief of staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026. Trump said Wiles, “who has done an outstanding job”, would move over to the Trump Political Operation, and thanked her for her service.
A White House release described Miller as the 33rd White House chief of staff and said he had served alongside Trump “since the very beginning”. The White House later posted a video of Miller with the message: “The mission now is more clear than ever: Fight with all of our soul to support our President and defend this magnificent Republic.”
NBC News reported that Wiles submitted her resignation on Thursday night, according to a White House official. Axios said Trump made the change while angered over the midterm losses, and the Associated Press described Miller as a combative advocate of the president’s “America First” agenda heading into a period of divided government.
Miller has been the chief architect of many of the administration’s hardline immigration policies, including its mass-deportation campaign, according to NBC News and the Washington Post. The Post reported that he also held broad sway over domestic policy, relations with Latin America and Trump’s push to widen US influence over Greenland, and that he ran a daily call with senior federal officials to coordinate priorities.
The appointment comes after Tuesday’s midterm elections, in which Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, according to multiple US outlets. A Democratic Congress is expected to step up oversight of the administration, raising the stakes for the White House’s political and legislative operation over the next two years.
Wiles, a veteran Florida political strategist, managed Trump’s 2024 campaign before becoming the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff. Her reassignment to Trump’s political operation keeps her inside the president’s circle as attention turns to the remainder of his term.
Supporters of Miller cast him as a loyal and effective enforcer of Trump’s agenda, while critics have long accused him of driving divisive policies on immigration and civil rights. How he manages relations with a Democratic-controlled Congress is likely to be an early test of his tenure.
The change takes effect on Monday, November 9, according to Trump’s statement.
Source: The White House on X, with background from the White House, Associated Press, NBC News, Axios, the Washington Post and Reuters.
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