The key facts

  • Stephen Miller will take office as White House chief of staff on November 9, 2026
  • Susie Wiles is leaving the post and moving to the «Trump Political Operation»
  • According to DW, the appointment was announced after Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives and the Senate

A new staff reshuffle at the White House

US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social the appointment of Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff; he will take office on November 9, 2026. This was reported by Life.ru. Deutsche Welle quotes Trump, who called Miller «one of my most trusted advisors».

Who is who in the reshuffle

Miller, 41, has worked with Trump since 2016 and is considered one of the main architects of his immigration policy, including restrictions on entry into the US and the program of mass deportation of illegal migrants. In the first administration he was a senior advisor to the president, and since Trump's return to the White House in 2025 — deputy chief of staff. DW also describes him as the «architect» of the administration's hard-line immigration policy.

Wiles moves to the political structure

Susie Wiles, 69, had served as chief of staff since January 2025, succeeding Jeff Zients. She will leave the post and move to Trump's political structure («Trump Political Operation»); the president thanked her for her work. Wiles herself called working at the White House «the honor of a lifetime» and listed the administration's achievements during her tenure — from «securing the border» and tax cuts to strengthening the economy.

Context: defeat in the midterm elections

DW links the reshuffle to the fact that Trump's Republican Party lost control of the House of Representatives and the Senate after losing the midterm elections to the Democrats. Life.ru separately notes that media had earlier reported on the possible dismissal of Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth after these elections; among other possible «scapegoats» are CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine. Both publications mark their material as developing: further details are expected.