Trump Names Stephen Miller as White House Chief of Staff, Replacing Susie Wiles

• Dispatched: Nov 7, 2026 · 11:38 ET (16:38 UTC)

Published: Friday evening, November 6, 2026, U.S. Eastern Time (announced by Trump on Truth Social); BBC/CBS report time: 22:15 ET on November 6

Sources:

• nsem360.com ↗
• dondoo.co.ke ↗ What happened: U.S. President Donald Trump has named senior aide Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles. Wiles submitted her resignation on Thursday night, November 5, and Trump accepted it; she will move to the "Trump Political Operation." Miller is due to take up the new role on Monday, November 9. Trump called Miller "one of my most trusted advisors." Miller, 41, previously served as deputy chief of staff and is the chief architect of the administration's hardline immigration policy; he has been one of Trump's closest advisers since the 2016 campaign. The shake-up follows the Republican Party's loss of both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections.

Why it matters: This is the most significant White House personnel change since the midterms (Category 6 in this watch: key White House personnel). Miller is the central figure behind the administration's immigration and enforcement agenda; his elevation from policy aide to the chief of staff who runs the White House day to day signals that Trump is leaning on his long-standing loyalists rather than changing course after the election defeat. No new decisions directly affecting technology, trade or data centers have been announced yet; the direction of the White House agenda under the new chief of staff bears watching.