Trump Names Stephen Miller To Replace Wiles As Chief Of Staff
President Trump named Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles, who will move to his political operation.
President Donald Trump has named Stephen Miller as the next White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles from Monday, 9th November. Miller is currently a deputy chief of staff, according to Trump's announcement on Truth Social.
The president said Wiles would move to the Trump Political Operation and thanked her for her service. The change puts a serving deputy in charge of the White House staff while shifting the outgoing chief to a role outside that structure.
In a 6th November release, the White House described Miller as the 33rd person to hold the post. It presented the appointment as a continuation of Trump's agenda, crediting Miller with work on border security, crime and fraud. Those assessments are the administration's own account of its record.
A role at the centre of White House decisions
The chief of staff's remit reaches across personnel, policy and the president's working day. An interview-based study by the White House Transition Project identifies managing staff, organising the White House system and controlling the flow of people and documents into the Oval Office among the job's central responsibilities.
The study also describes an advisory role involving politics, policy and management, alongside negotiations with Congress and executive agencies. That combination makes the appointment consequential for how competing proposals reach the president and how decisions are carried through the administration.
The researchers caution that the office has no single fixed operating style. Its practical scope depends on the president's preferences, the circumstances of the handover and the staff around the chief. The job's institutional reach therefore does not establish which policies Miller will prioritise or how Trump will divide responsibilities after the transition.
Wiles moves to the political operation
The White House's announcement collected supportive statements from senior officials. Vice President JD Vance thanked Wiles for her service and welcomed Miller's promotion. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he looked forward to continuing to work with Miller, whom he described as one of Trump's trusted advisers.
FBI Director Kash Patel's statement in the same release described Wiles's next destination as the president's outside operation. Trump did not specify her title or responsibilities there. His announcement also left open who would take over Miller's deputy role when the new chief starts on 9th November.
