Updated Nov. 6, 2026, 3:19 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said top aide Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, a dramatic staff shake-up days after Republicans suffered historic losses in the midterm election.
It marks the most significant White House personnel move of Trump’s second term ‒ and it signals that Trump isn’t ready to retreat from his MAGA agenda, despite an incoming Democratic-controlled Congress.
With Miller, Trump has promoted the top architect of his hardline anti-immigration crackdown. Miller, one of Trump’s most loyal lieutenants going back to his first term, has also shown little interest in working with Democrats in Congress.
“I think I wanted to make a change,” Trump told reporters shortly after announcing the shake-up on Truth Social. “I think Susie’s done a very good job, great job. Stephen’s been great. We’ve got to make moves. Sometimes in life, you have to make moves.”
Trump said Miller, a deputy chief of staff in Trump’s second-term White House, will begin as White House chief of staff on Nov. 9, while Wiles will move to the president’s political operation.
“Stephen’s been with me from the beginning,” Trump said. “He gets it, very good politically. He’ll do a great job. Great manager.”
Wiles was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in March but announced in September that she was cancer-free after treatment.
In a statement, Wiles addressed her departure, calling serving Trump an “honor of a lifetime.”
“More than anything, I’m grateful for the extraordinary people I’ve had the privilege of working alongside. While my role may be changing, my commitment to the President and the mission never will,” Wiles said.
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