Stephen Miller, a confidante to President Donald Trump who has served as his enforcer, will take over the role of White House chief of staff from Susie Wiles, the president announced on Friday.
“I 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, 2026,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday afternoon. “Susie 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 — She has done a great job!”
The change in White House leadership is the latest fallout from Republicans’ losses in the midterm elections.
Wiles’ run with Trump began in 2016 when she was his Florida campaign director, and she rose to chief of staff when he returned to the White House last year. She stood by him after Jan. 6 Capitol riot, telling Politico she “didn’t think he caused it.”
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Vanity Fair last year that Wiles’ bond with Trump was “an earned trust.”
“I don’t think there’s anybody in the world right now that could do the job that she’s doing,” he said at the time.
Wiles recently came under scrutiny when pictures showed that she and her daughter separately met with senior leadership from a Bosnian pro-Russia group, the same party that two Trump advisers worked with, prompting Trump to distance himself from their work.
Wiles is the latest high-ranking woman to leave the administration this year, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and press secretary Katie Zacharia.
As midterm elections approached, Trump began to query friends and allies about White House staff changes.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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