Trump names Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff
Where it stands
Trump announced that Stephen Miller will become White House chief of staff on November 9 and that Susie Wiles will move to his political operation; the announced transition is a personnel decision, not a completed change in office before the stated start date.
Sources reviewed: Nov 6, 2026 · 5:03 PM EST
President Donald Trump announced that Stephen Miller, currently a White House deputy chief of staff and one of Trump's longest-serving advisers, will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff starting Monday, November 9. Trump said Wiles will move to his political operation.
Associated Press reports that Wiles submitted her resignation on November 5. Wiles was the first woman to hold the post and Trump's longest-serving White House chief of staff.
Miller joined Trump's 2016 campaign and has been a central architect of the administration's hard-line immigration policies.
The response.
Trump thanked Wiles and praised her work. In a public statement quoted by Associated Press, Wiles called her White House service the honor of a lifetime, praised the administration's record and said her commitment to Trump and the mission would not change. Later, Trump told reporters he wanted to make a change, again praised Wiles and said Miller understands the role and would be a strong manager. The announcement came three days after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections. That sequence is relevant context, but Trump did not attribute the decision to the election result. The direct Truth Social post remained inaccessible to the Ledger, but the White House pool archive surfaced its exact public URL and independently recorded the announcement and later gaggle; the announcement is also corroborated by AP and Reuters.
Dates & scope
Source publication: Nov 6, 2026 · 12:58 PM EST
Event or conduct: 2026-11-06.
Full chronology and review notes
Trump announced the personnel change on November 6. Associated Press first published its report at approximately 12:58 p.m. EST and later added Trump's departure remarks; Reuters published its independent confirmation at 2:04 p.m. EST. A White House pool report flagged the direct Truth Social post at 2:11 p.m. and recorded Trump's departure gaggle at 2:56 p.m. The Ledger first reviewed AP and contemporaneous reproductions at 2:51 p.m. and reviewed Reuters, the pool archive and AP's updated reporting at 5:03 p.m. EST. Miller's announced November 9 start date remains future. The resignation, announcement, news publications, later remarks, Ledger reviews and start date are distinct events.
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- Associated Press: Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff after GOP's midterm defeat ↗
Independent November 6 report confirming Trump's announcement, Wiles's November 5 resignation and public response, Miller's role, and the timing after the midterm election
- Gray News: Trump says Susie Wiles is out as Chief of Staff. Here's who is replacing her ↗
Contemporaneous November 6 report reproducing Trump's public announcement and the stated November 9 start date
- Reuters: Trump promotes Stephen Miller to post of chief of staff ↗
Independent November 6 report published at 2:04 p.m. EST confirming Miller's promotion, Wiles's move to Trump's political operation and the Monday effective date
- White House press pool via Public Pool: November 6 pool reports: Truth Social announcement and departure gaggle ↗
Contemporaneous pool archive surfacing the direct Truth Social post URL at 2:11 p.m. EST and recording at 2:56 p.m. that Trump said Miller would do a good job; the linked Truth Social page itself remained inaccessible to the Ledger
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