Known for his sharp suits and sunglasses, Miller has been one of Trump’s closest aides for decades, pushing nativist policies that gelled with Trump’s “America First” agenda.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller speaks during a press briefing on restoring common sense in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2025. President Donald Trump on November 6, 2026, named Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff, promoting the architect of his hardline migration policy after the Republican Party’s brutal US midterms defeat. Miller will replace current White House chief of staff Susie Wiles as of Monday, Trump said on his Truth Social network, thanking Wiles for an “outstanding job.”
US President Donald Trump on Friday named Stephen Miller, architect of his hardline immigration policy, as his new chief of staff, signalling a bare-knuckle fightback after the Republicans’ midterm hammering.
Ultra-loyalist Miller, 41, will replace Susie Wiles, who becomes the first major White House casualty from the Democratic landslide earlier this week.
Democrats pledged they would fight “every step of the way” against Miller, who became synonymous with scenes of masked immigration agents and violent confrontations in which federal agents shot dead two Americans.
