Trump names Stephen Miller chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles after the GOP's midterm defeat

Summary

President Donald Trump announced on Friday 6 November that Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, NBC News reported, three days after Democrats' landslide victory in the midterm elections, which won them majority control of the House and Senate, according to CNBC. Wiles, the first woman to hold the top staff job in the West Wing, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, will move to Trump's political operation on November 9th, according to Bloomberg, and The NY Times called Wiles the first high-level official to leave the Trump administration after the midterms. Miller has served as White House deputy chief of staff for policy and as a homeland security adviser, playing an integral role in the administration's hard-line immigration and deportation policies, NBC News reported, and one House Republican told Semafor the move was 'a horrible decision.' CBS News reported that Trump made the announcement just hours after telling 60 Minutes to expect post-midterm firings. There were new reactions on Saturday 7 November to the president's first major staffing shake-up since Republicans lost control of the House and Senate, NBC News reported.

Latest: NBC News reported new reactions on Saturday after President Trump elevated longtime adviser Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff, the president's first major staffing shake-up since Republicans lost control of the House and Senate.

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