President Trump announced that Susie Wiles would leave her job as White House chief of staff and move to his political operation, with Stephen Miller taking over on Monday. The change comes after Republicans lost their majorities in both chambers of Congress in midterm elections widely seen as a rebuke of Trump’s handling of the economy and the war with Iran. Wiles, the first woman to hold the position, had helped secure Trump’s 2024 return to power and earned unusual trust from him. But Trump had increasingly excluded her from hiring decisions and criticized her, and he blamed her and his political team for the election losses. Allies argued that she was being made a scapegoat for a strategy largely shaped by the president.
Miller’s appointment signals a choice to reinforce Trump’s agenda rather than respond to voters by changing course. A longtime Trump adviser, Miller has been central to the administration’s mass deportation effort and other hardline domestic policies, and has fiercely attacked judges who blocked administration actions. He had sought the chief of staff role and reportedly argued that Trump should wind down the Iran war, which some supporters regard as a betrayal. The transition also unfolds amid internal tensions, anticipated Democratic investigations and staff turnover. Separately, former health official Calley Means accused Wiles of yielding to industry lobbyists and putting Republican fundraising ahead of health initiatives, allegations that add to the blame directed at her after the election.
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