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White House · Sunday, November 8, 2026

Trump names Stephen Miller White House chief of staff

The File desk · Nov. 8, 2026, 6:41 a.m. ET

Confirmed1 primary sourcesAdded 6:41 a.m. ET, Nov. 8

Status

Confirmed for the announcement. The White House page dated November 6, 2026, says President Donald J. Trump announced Stephen Miller as the 33rd White House chief of staff, succeeding Susie Wiles. The page's crime, border, and fraud sentences are the White House's account. This desk does not confirm those outcomes. The page does not say why Wiles left or when Miller starts.
  • Confirmed
    The White House published the appointment announcement at 4:56 p.m. ET on November 6, 2026.
  • Partially confirmed
    The success language about crime, the border, and fraud is the administration's characterization. It is not an independent count.
President Donald J. Trump named Stephen Miller the 33rd White House chief of staff on Friday, November 6, 2026, succeeding Susie Wiles. The White House posted the announcement at 4:56 p.m. ET.1
The chief of staff runs the White House staff and controls much of what reaches the president. The page says Miller is the 33rd person in the job and that he succeeds Susie Wiles "after her highly successful tenure."1
The page says Miller has been "a driving force behind the Administration's major successes — driving violent crime to historic lows, securing the border at unprecedented levels, and dismantling large-scale fraud." Those results are the White House's account. This story does not confirm them.1
Why it matters (Estimate). Estimate. The chief of staff decides who and what gets the president's time. The White House now says that person is Stephen Miller. When he starts, and why Susie Wiles left, are not on the page.
The page does not say why Wiles left. It does not give the day Miller starts.1
How we know

Notes

  1. 1.The White House, "President Trump Names Stephen Miller as 33rd White House Chief of Staff," November 6, 2026, datetime 2026-11-06T16:56:55-05:00. "Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the appointment of Stephen Miller as the 33rd White House Chief of Staff, succeeding Susie Wiles after her highly successful tenure." "Miller has served alongside President Trump since the very beginning and has been a driving force behind the Administration's major successes — driving violent crime to historic lows, securing the border at unprecedented levels, and dismantling large-scale fraud." The rest of the page is a praise roundup and is not quoted here. The page does not state a reason for Wiles's departure or an effective date. Retrieved 6:16 a.m. ET. https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/11/president-trump-names-stephen-miller-as-33rd-white-house-chief-of-staff/

What is still unknown or disputed

  • Why Susie Wiles left. The page does not say.
  • The day the appointment takes effect. The page does not give one.
  • Whether the crime, border, and fraud claims match an independent measure. This desk did not use them as facts.

Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    President Trump Names Stephen Miller as 33rd White House Chief of Staff

    The White House · November 6, 2026

    The president announced Stephen Miller as the 33rd White House chief of staff, succeeding Susie Wiles. Posted 4:56 p.m. ET on November 6, 2026.

    https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/11/president-trump-names-stephen-miller-as-33rd-white-house-chief-of-staff/