Trump Names Stephen Miller Chief of Staff as Susie Wiles Steps Down After Midterm Losses
President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff on Monday, days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections.
Trump announced the move on Truth Social, calling Miller, the current deputy chief of staff, “one of my most trusted advisors” who “will become the Chief of Staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026.”
In the same post, Trump said Wiles “has done an outstanding job” and “will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation.” He added, “I want to thank her for her service as Chief of Staff — She has done a great job!”
Wiles handed her resignation to Trump on Thursday night, a U.S. official told CBS News, and three sources tied the decision to the Republican midterm defeats, the BBC reported. It was unclear whether her deputies would remain.
Wiles said in a statement that serving on Trump’s team was “the honor of a lifetime.”
“I’m so proud to have been a part of what we’ve accomplished together from securing our border and cutting taxes to strengthening our economy and putting America First,” she said. “While my role may be changing, my commitment to the President and the mission never will.”
“I wanted to make a change,” Trump told reporters outside the White House on Friday afternoon, CBC News reported. “Sometimes in life you have to make moves.”
The outlet noted it was not immediately clear what Trump meant by his political operation, though it could include his MAGA Inc. super PAC ahead of the 2028 cycle.
Miller’s long run with Trump
Miller is a key architect of the administration’s hard-line immigration policies and one of Trump’s closest and longest-serving advisers, the Associated Press reported. He joined Trump’s 2016 campaign as a speechwriter.
Before that, Miller worked as an aide to former Sen. Jeff Sessions, the Alabama Republican who later served as Trump’s first attorney general.
Miller most recently served as deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser, The Washington Post reported, describing the shake-up as a turn further to the right for Trump’s agenda.
White House communications director Steven Cheung said, “There is no bigger advocate for the Trump agenda than Stephen, and he will help the Administration deliver on monumental victories for the rest of this historic second term.”
Rep. Robert Garcia of California, expected to lead the House Oversight Committee when Democrats take control, said he would continue investigating Miller and accused Trump of “doubling down” after the election.
The change marks a sharp reversal. Asked last month whether Wiles could be replaced, Trump said there was “zero chance,” adding, “Susie is here and she’s gonna be here for a long time.”
Wiles, 69, was Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff and the first woman to hold the job. In September, six months after a cancer diagnosis, she announced she was in remission.
Her exit follows several other post-election departures, including Justice Department officials John Eisenberg and Jason Reding Quiñones. ABC News first described Wiles as “out” at the White House.
The move comes a day after a former Trump press aide publicly urged Wiles to resign over the midterm results.
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