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Trump
promotes immigration hardliner Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff
Stephen
Miller, one of
Donald Trump’s fiercest allies and architect of the administration’s
deportation agenda, will now be the White House chief of staff. The role is a
promotion for Miller, who currently serves as an adviser.
In a post on
Truth Social, Trump said that Miller will start the job on Monday 9 November,
less than a week after Republicans’ crushing defeat in the midterm elections.
Susie
Wiles, the current
White House chief of staff, will now move to the president’s political
operation, which includes the Trump aligned Super Pac, Maga Inc. The president
said that Wiles had done an “outstanding job” in the role.
Updated
at 19.19 GMT
Hakeem
Jeffries, poised to be next House speaker, calls for Miller to be 'fired'
Congressman Hakeem
Jeffries, who is poised to become the next US House speaker when Democrats
retake the majority in the new year, called
Stephen Miller “a dangerous xenophobe and reckless extremist who has
American blood on his hands”.
Jeffries
added: “His [Miller’s] presence in government should be eradicated like a
malignant tumor. Fire him today.”
Stephen
Miller should 'lawyer up' says top oversight committee Democrat
Representative
Robert Garcia, who is poised to be the chair of the House oversight
committee in the next Congress, said that his panel will “continue to
investigate [Stephen] Miller for his misconduct, and we will fight against his
hateful policies in Congress and the courts”, following Miller’s elevation
to White House chief of staff.
“Stephen
Miller should lawyer up,” the congressman said in a statement.
Democrats
blast Trump's decision to appoint Stephen Miller as chief of staff in wake of
Republican midterm rout
Several
Democratic lawmakers have blasted Donald Trump’s decision to appoint one of his
most controversial advisers as White House chief of staff. Stephen Miller, one
of the president’s pugnacious aides who crafted the administration’s hardline
immigration policy agenda, is already a vocal spokesperson for the Trump White
House.
Many Democrats point out
that his promotion is another “sign of Trump’s contempt for the voters”,
following the Republican drubbing in the midterm elections this week. The
party is set to take control of both chambers of Congress for the first time in
either of Trump’s terms.
“In the
aftermath of an election that was a repudiation of Trump’s corruption, wars,
cruelty, and indifference to the economic pain of Americans, it’s another kick
in the teeth to the American people,” said Senator Chris Van Hollen, a
Maryland Democrat.
Meanwhile, Chuck
Schumer, the Senate minority leader, said that the president “learned
nothing from his historic defeat”.
“Stephen
Miller is the architect of the most barbaric, inhumane policies of this
administration,”
Schumer said. “Trump couldn’t have made a worse choice. Our Democratic
majorities will fight him every step of the way.”
Democrats on
the House committee for homeland security added to the chorus, calling Miller a
“vile, hate-filled extremist who has made cruelty his life’s work”.
“America
just rejected the fear and bigotry he peddles and Trump handed him a promotion.
They have learned nothing,” the ranking members wrote
on social media.
Wiles on
leaving White House: 'The honor of a lifetime'
Susie Wiles
said on social media that today (Friday 6 November) would be her last day on
the job.
“Serving
President Trump in the White House has been the honor of a lifetime,” she wrote
in a post on X. “I’m so proud to have been a part of what we’ve
accomplished together from securing our border and cutting taxes to
strengthening our economy and putting America First.”
She added:
“While my role may be changing, my commitment to the president and the mission
never will.”
Wiles has
been in the president’s orbit for over a decade, and prior to her role at the
White House, she managed, alongside Chris LaCivita, Trump’s winning 2024
presidential campaign.
Susie
Wiles is the latest Trump ally to leave the administration. While the chief of
staff role is not a Senate-confirmed position, the person (arguably) has the
closest proximity to the president.
Wiles’
departure comes after Karoline Leavitt, the former White House press
secretary left her role in August. Her successor Katie Zacharia only
lasted five days before being ousted after a disastrous debut media briefing.
Trump
promotes immigration hardliner Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff
Stephen
Miller, one of
Donald Trump’s fiercest allies and architect of the administration’s
deportation agenda, will now be the White House chief of staff. The role is a
promotion for Miller, who currently serves as an adviser.
In a post on
Truth Social, Trump said that Miller will start the job on Monday 9 November,
less than a week after Republicans’ crushing defeat in the midterm elections.
Susie
Wiles, the current
White House chief of staff, will now move to the president’s political
operation, which includes the Trump aligned Super Pac, Maga Inc. The president
said that Wiles had done an “outstanding job” in the role.
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