Stephen Miller replacing Susie Wiles as chief of staff, Trump announces

By Kevin Liptak, CNN

(CNN) — Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, is departing the role and will be replaced by Stephen Miller, a longtime aide to President Donald Trump.

Trump said Wiles would move to his political operation, adding that she “has done an outstanding job.”

The president said the move, which comes three days after Republicans suffered catastrophic losses in the midterm elections, will take effect Monday.

In elevating Miller to the top West Wing job, Trump is promoting the polarizing mastermind of his hardline immigration agenda.

Miller, currently a deputy chief of staff, has widened his portfolio over the past year to include wide swaths of domestic policy and has advocated for an expansive view of executive power.

Miller has worked for Trump since his first presidential campaign, which began in 2015.

Wiles said in a statement on X that serving Trump was “the honor of a lifetime” and that she was “proud to have been a part of what we’ve accomplished together.”

“While my role may be changing, my commitment to the President and the mission never will,” she added.

Wiles, a longtime Republican operative in Florida, had been an architect of the president’s political strategy.

Before becoming the first-ever woman to serve as White House chief of staff, Wiles was Trump’s campaign manager in the 2024 election.

She recently announced she had completed treatment for breast cancer.

This story has been updated with additional developments.

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