Trump names Stephen Miller chief of staff, replaces Susie Wiles

US President Donald Trump named Stephen Miller as his next White House chief of staff replacing Susie Wiles with one of his most trusted advisers and a leading architect of his immigration agendaMiller will take over on Monday November 9 Trump announced on Truth Social Wiles will move to the presidentrsquos political operationldquoI am pleased to announce that Mr Stephen Miller the current Deputy Chief of Staff of the Trump Administration and one of my most trusted advisors will become the Chief of Staff starting Monday November 9 2026rdquo Trump wroteldquoSusie Wiles who has done an outstanding job will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation I want to thank her for her service as Chief of Staff mdash She has done a great jobrdquoTrump did not specify Wilesrsquos new title or responsibilitiesThe White House separately confirmed Millerrsquos appointment as the 33rd chief of staff and released endorsements from Cabinet members Republican lawmakers and conservative alliesThe promotion puts Miller already a powerful deputy chief of staff overseeing domestic policy at the head of the White House staff operation It drew sharply contrasting reactions with administration officials praising his experience and Democrats pledging to challenge his policiesDemocratic Senator Alex Padilla of California said the appointment showed Trump was doubling down on the administrationrsquos immigration agendaldquoTrump is doubling down ndash so will werdquo Padilla saidldquoWe will use every tool at our disposal ndash oversight investigations subpoenas and our leverage over federal funding ndash to expose this Administrationrsquos abuse of power and hold those responsible accountablerdquoPadilla accused Miller of shaping policies involving family separations immigration raids and arrest quotas He said enforcement operations had spread fear in California neighbourhoods schools and workplacesHis statement outlined the tools Democrats intended to use but did not announce a specific investigation or subpoenaVice President JD Vance welcomed the appointment and thanked Wiles for her friendship and serviceldquoStephen Miller is an amazing patriot and will do great thingsrdquo Vance said in remarks reproduced by the White HouseSecretary of State Marco Rubio praised Wilesrsquos leadership and said he looked forward to working with Miller to advance the presidentrsquos agendaFBI Director Kash Patel said Miller had been a friend and colleague since the first Trump administration He also said Wiles would continue serving the presidentrsquos outside operationldquoI know his resolve and his commitment to this country and I have no doubt hersquoll bring both to leading this team for President Trumprdquo Patel said of MillerWhite House communications director Steven Cheung described Miller as a longtime advocate for Trumprsquos programmeldquoThere is no bigger advocate for the Trump agenda than Stephen and he will help the Administration deliver on monumental victories for the rest of this historic second termrdquo Cheung saidMiller has served in senior roles across both Trump administrations and was deputy chief of staff before Fridayrsquos announcement His work on immigration and domestic policy has made him one of the administrationrsquos most prominent officials and a frequent target of Democratic criticismWiles helped lead Trumprsquos 2024 presidential campaign before becoming the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff The chief of staff oversees White House staff and helps coordinate the presidentrsquos policy work schedule and access to senior advisersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever