Stephen Miller to Replace Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff

President Donald Trump has named Stephen Miller, his deputy chief of staff, to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, ZeroHedge reports. The shakeup follows Republicans' midterm election defeat and takes effect Monday, November 9, 2026.

Key points

• The announcement: In a Truth Social post, Trump called Miller one of his "most trusted advisors," praised Wiles's work and said she would move to the Trump Political Operation.
• Wiles's exit: Wiles wrote on X on November 6 that it was her last day as chief of staff.
• Miller's role: He will run the White House's daily operations. ZeroHedge describes him as a driving force behind Trump's hardline immigration policies and America First agenda.
• A claim about Wiles: On Joe Rogan's podcast this week, Calley Means, a former adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., called Wiles the "most powerful chief of staff in modern American history."
• Veto power: Means told Rogan that no policy moved forward without approval from her office, calling the arrangement "absolutely systematic."

Quick take

Means also said Cabinet secretaries regularly plan how to gain Wiles's favor. ZeroHedge presents these as his allegations and says that if his account holds up, her exit would be more than a routine staffing move, since it could break up one of the administration's most important centers of power.

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