President Donald Trump on Friday (November 6, 2026) named Stephen Miller, architect of his hardline immigration policy, as his new Chief of Staff, signaling a bare-knuckle fightback after Republicans were hammered in the midterms. U.S.
Stephen Miller, a key member of Mr. Trump’s inner circle, is a prominent architect of the administration’s hardline immigration policies. Known for his sharp suits and sunglasses, Miller has been one of Mr.
Trump’s closest aides for decades and longest-serving advisers, pushing nativist policies that gelled with the President’s “America First” agenda.
Mr. Miller currently serves as White House Deputy Chief of Staff and though he has a wide-ranging portfolio, he is most closely aligned with the President’s immigration policy and rhetoric on immigration. He is also a former aide to hardliner former Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., who would go on to serve as Mr. Trump’s first Attorney General. His wife, Katie Miller, is a conservative podcaster and former communications aide in Mr. Trump’s first administration. As Mr. Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff for policy and homeland security advisor, he was the brains behind the mass deportation programme that defined the first year of the President’s second term. He also has been a prominent voice on many of the President’s other priorities, including countering diversity initiatives and targeting transgender rights. Mr. Miller has advocated for an aggressive foreign policy in other arenas as well. Miller was a “Trump OG, someone who has been with the President since the very beginning. During his time at Duke University, he wrote opinion pieces for the student newspaper that criticized multiculturalism, liberal politics and the political correctness of students on campuses.
He is one of a small group of White House staffers who approve all executive orders, a person familiar with the matter said last year, as per a Reuters report. He declined to rule out military action to acquire Greenland in January and said the U.S. was “running Venezuela” after the capture of former President Nicolas Maduro in January. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said Mr. Earlier reporting noted: Miller also became known as one of the architects of Trump’s hardline immigration agenda and a key figure behind the administration’s “America First” policies.
Earlier reporting noted: Stephen Miller named White House chief of staff: A look at his controversial remarks President Donald Trump has named Stephen Miller as his new White House chief of staff, placing one of his most influential advisers at the centre of his administration. Earlier reporting noted: Miller’s public image developed long before he entered the Trump administration. Miller, who previously served as deputy chief of staff for policy, replaces Susie Wiles as Trump announced the leadership change on Friday.
