Stephen Miller named Trump chief of staff
The gist
Trump named deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff starting Monday.
The switch came days after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress in the midterms.
How it unfolded
- Nov 11, 2024President-elect Donald Trump announced Stephen Miller as White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor.
- Nov 3, 2026Republicans suffered a midterm thrashing, with Democrats winning majority control of the House and Senate.
- Nov 6, 2026Trump announced in a Truth Social post that Miller would replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff, starting Monday, and said Wiles would move to the "Trump Political Operation."
Key terms
- 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.
- chief of staff
- The head of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, a senior aide leading White House staff operations.
- GOP
- The Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States.
Source: Wikipedia