Trump promotes adviser Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff
The gist
Trump said he is promoting deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff.
The immigration hard-liner takes over the top staff job as the White House plans for a possible Democratic takeover.
How it unfolded
- Nov 11, 2024Trump named longtime adviser Stephen Miller, an immigration hard-liner, deputy chief of policy in his new administration, first reported by CNN.
- Oct 8, 2026White House homeland security adviser Stephen Miller spoke at a counterterrorism training conference at FBI headquarters just over a week earlier; two days after his presentation, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston charged John A. Proia with cyberstalking Katie Miller and her family. Proia has pleaded not guilty.
- Nov 1, 2026Reuters reported the White House had spent months preparing for a possible Democratic takeover of Congress, with deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and budget director Russell Vought working with the White House Counsel's Office since April to identify executive actions on immigration, tariffs, housing costs and federal spending.
Key terms
- White House chief of staff
- The head of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, a senior aide leading White House staff operations.
- midterms
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
- executive actions
- A legal instrument issued by a government's executive branch under authority granted by law.
Source: Wikipedia