Trump puts White House coordination in Stephen Miller's hands

Stephen Miller will become White House chief of staff on November 9, 2026, Donald Trump announced Friday, November 6, on Truth Social. The president selected his current deputy chief to replace Susie Wiles at the head of the White House team. In announcing the decision, Trump emphasized his confidence in Miller and thanked Wiles for her work leading the presidential staff before moving to his political organization.

Miller's political relationship with Trump dates to the 2016 campaign. Since then, the adviser has remained among the president's close associates, with responsibilities extending beyond immigration. His new position expands his influence within the presidency: he will coordinate staff, organize work priorities and manage the president's relationship with his principal administration officials.

The change follows Tuesday's midterm congressional elections, in which Republicans lost control of Congress. Wiles remained in the position longer than her predecessors under Trump. During the four years of his first term, the president had four different officials in the role coordinating the presidential staff and its daily work priorities.

Wiles, the first woman to hold the post, confirmed that her duties ended Friday. In her farewell message, she expressed gratitude for the opportunity to work with Trump and reaffirmed her commitment to the president's political project. Leaving the White House staff does not mean breaking with that project: Trump announced that she will remain connected to his political organization outside the chief-of-staff role she held in the presidency.

The transition also comes months after Wiles reported an improvement in her health. She revealed in March 2026 that she had breast cancer and underwent treatment for several months. She later said evaluations no longer detected evidence of the disease, before the announcement that she would leave the White House position she had held during Trump's current term.

On immigration, Miller has played a prominent role in designing the administration's enforcement program, including restrictions and deportations. That record makes his promotion relevant to immigrants and their families. The appointment, however, is a personnel change and does not by itself alter asylum, residency or other immigration procedures. Nor is it a specific measure aimed at Cubans.