U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Stephen Miller, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, will be promoted to Chief of Staff, succeeding Susie Wiles.
Just three days after the midterms, Trump announced this shocking personnel adjustment. Prior to that, the Democrats achieved a major victory in the midterms, winning control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and disrupting the political trajectory of Trump's remaining two years in office.
Miller is one of the designers of Trump's controversial large-scale immigration deportation operations. Trump's promotion of Miller is bound to infuriate the new Democratic members who are about to enter Congress; these individuals have previously vowed to investigate the government's immigration policies.
Trump stated in a post on Truth Social that Miller will take over on Monday, calling this long-time aide "one of my most trusted advisors."
Trump wrote that Wiles 'performed exceptionally well and will join Trump's political operations team.'
Wells posted on X later on Friday afternoon, saying, "Today is my last day as Chief of Staff to the White House."
She wrote, "It is a great honor of my life to be able to serve President Trump at the White House."
"Although my role may change, my commitment to the President and this mission will never change," she wrote.
The official X account of Trump's political operation team subsequently posted a message to celebrate this announcement, accompanied by a black-and-white photo of Miller. The caption read: “It's Miller time.”
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