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Trump picks Stephen Miller as chief of staff after Susie Wiles steps down
November 7, 2026
According to The Guardian, Congressman Marlin Stutzman, an Indiana Republican who held his seat, argued Miller “should be fired” earlier this week amid anger over the administration’s deportation drive.
The New York Times and NYT report that on election night on November 3, Mr. Trump blamed Ms. Wiles for the historic Republican midterms defeat in front of others. Trump, and many other top administration officials, defended Wiles at the time, underscoring her status in the White House, CNBC reports.
According to The Guardian, Congressman Marlin Stutzman, an Indiana Republican who held his seat, argued Miller “should be fired” earlier this week amid anger over the administration’s deportation drive. According to The Guardian, on Friday afternoon, the US president abruptly announced via his Truth Social platform that Miller – the architect of his sweeping immigration crackdown – would replace Susie Wiles, whom he confirmed had been ousted. An author of the rightwing Project 2025 manifesto, Miller often makes TV appearances to attack Trump’s opponents or bolster policies such as ending birthright citizenship and suggesting the US couldinvade Greenland. Miller is best known for being the driving force behind the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement policies, which has included ramping up funding for enforcement operations across the US, BBC reports. Miller, who has been serving as Trump’s deputy chief of staff, has become one of the most controversial figures in the administration, The Guardian reports.
According to CNBC, Wiles said, "Today is my last day as White House Chief of Staff".
The New York Times and NYT report that on election night on November 3, Mr. Trump blamed Ms. Wiles for the historic Republican midterms defeat in front of others. Trump, and many other top administration officials, defended Wiles at the time, underscoring her status in the White House, CNBC reports.
The New York Times and NYT agree that the first woman to hold the top staff job in the West Wing, she helped steer Mr. Trump to his election victory in 2024, playing a central role in his return to power. According to BBC, in the aftermath of the Republican Party's sweeping defeat in Tuesday's midterm elections, Donald Trump said he would be willing to work with the newly ascendent Democrats in Congress. The announcement came just days after voters overwhelmingly elected Democrats in the US midterm elections, a sharp rebuke of Trump’s agenda that ended his Republican party’s control of US Congress, The Guardian reports. The Guardian reports that asked about such criticism on Friday, the White House hailed Miller as a “key player” delivering Trump’s agenda.
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According to BBC, in the aftermath of the Republican Party's sweeping defeat in Tuesday's midterm elections, Donald Trump said he would be willing to work with the newly ascendent Democrats in Congress. The announcement came just days after voters overwhelmingly elected Democrats in the US midterm elections, a sharp rebuke of Trump’s agenda that ended his Republican party’s control of US Congress, The Guardian reports. The Guardian reports that asked about such criticism on Friday, the White House hailed Miller as a “key player” delivering Trump’s agenda.
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- BBC — With Stephen Miller pick, Trump readies for a battle
- The Guardian — Trump faces criticism for ‘dangerous’ Stephen Miller appointment as White House chief of staff
- CNBC — Trump says Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff - CNBC
- The New York Times — Susie Wiles Is the Latest Powerful Woman to Exit the Trump Administration - The New York Times
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