# Hardline Trump aide Stephen Miller takes over as White House chief of staff

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hardline-trump-aide-stephen-miller-takes-over-as-white-house-chief-of-staff/
- Published: 2026-11-09T18:58:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T19:48:29+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/09/stephen-miller-white-house-chief-of-staff
- Topics: Americas, Government, Politics, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Stephen Miller is now White House chief of staff.
- He replaces Susie Wiles after Republican midterm losses.
- Trump recently said his deportation policy may have been too tough.

## Summary

Stephen Miller, the architect of Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy, became White House chief of staff on Monday, replacing Susie Wiles. His promotion gives a prominent advocate of the administration’s hardline immigration agenda greater influence just days after voters dealt Republicans heavy losses in the midterm elections.

Miller, 41, had been a deputy chief of staff and a close Trump ally since his first term, when he advised on policies including family separations at the border and the Muslim travel ban. Trump announced the change on Friday, despite recently saying there was “zero chance” Wiles would leave; he had appointed her after she co-managed his 2024 campaign. Trump also recently described his deportation policy as “too tough”, while further staff changes may follow: Wiles ally Richard Walters is leaving, and Trump said he had offered UFC chief Dana White the press secretary role, though he later called the offer a joke.

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