After midterms defeat, Trump axes chief of staff Susie Wiles for Stephen Miller

Leadership change follows losses

Trump said Wiles was “moving over” to his political operation. Wiles said she was proud to have helped secure the border, cut taxes, strengthen the economy and put America First.

Miller’s role in policy

Miller, 41, has been a longtime aide to Trump. During much of the past two years, he has worked on the administration’s mass deportation campaign and advocated stricter limits on immigration from non-white-majority countries.

A California native, Miller was a regular caller to conservative radio programs during high school. The article describes his opposition to non-white immigration as a longstanding focus.

Criticism and political stakes

Miller has also supported some of Trump’s contentious foreign policy initiatives, including the unsuccessful effort to acquire Greenland. His influence has prompted criticism from some Republicans. Outgoing North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis called Miller “a big problem” who “should go.” Miller’s elevation comes as an incoming Democratic Congress prepares to restart oversight and investigations into the administration’s conduct.