Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, is departing the role days after catastrophic Republican midterm losses. She will be replaced by Stephen Miller, a longtime aide to President Donald Trump who orchestrated his hardline immigration agenda.
The move is the first major staff shakeup after the midterms, and came after Trump voiced fury at the strategy that led to Republicans decisively losing majorities in the House and Senate, people familiar with the matter said.
Trump said Wiles would move to his political operation, adding that she “has done an outstanding job.” Wiles submitted her resignation on Thursday evening, two sources familiar with the matter said, and the president announced that the move would take effect Monday.
Trump, who initially appeared unfazed by the results of the Tuesday night midterms, has become angrier as he’s watched coverage of the historic losses, according to the people familiar with his response. That sour mood has spread throughout the West Wing, which has become increasingly factionalized in recent days.
Trump made his displeasure with his political team known starting at a tense election night reception in the East Room, according to one of the people familiar with the matter. He vented that deep Republican losses were the result of their strategy. Wiles was among those Trump blamed for the Republican losses, the person said.
Miller, currently a deputy chief of staff who has been the mastermind behind some of Trump’s most polarizing priorities, 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.
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.
