Susie Wiles out, Stephen Miller in, as Trump’s chief of staff

President Trump announced Friday that his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is leaving the White House and longtime adviser Stephen Miller will take her place.

The move comes after Republicans suffered sweeping defeats in the midterms, losing dozens of House seats and control of the Senate.

“I am pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Miller, the current Deputy Chief of Staff of the Trump Administration, and one of my most trusted advisors, will become the Chief of Staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“Susie Wiles, who has done an outstanding job, will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation,” he continued. “I want to thank her for her service as Chief of Staff — She has done a great job!”

A White House official said Wiles gave her resignation on Thursday night.

When leaving the White House after the announcement, Trump told reporters, “we’ve got to make some moves.”

Questions have swirled over whether there will be shake-ups in the White House staff since the blue wave proved very real Tuesday.

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon said Friday that Wiles should be “ removed immediately ” over the GOP’s loss.

“I think that you have to look to people like Susie Wiles, the chief of staff, and the political consultants that are there … because of the results, they should be removed and removed immediately,” Bannon said in an interview with British journalist Steven Edginton.

Former Trump staffer Caroline Sunshine also called for Wiles to resign Wednesday over the losses.

“Susie Wiles needs to resign,” she told Fox News’s Jesse Watters. “She needs to offer her resignation to the president before he has to ask for it. Her campaign skills have not translated into governing. Susie was behind the historic win in 2024, and she deserved credit for it and got the top job for it.”

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” that he expects Wiles to leave the position after the midterms.

“It’s just a natural sort of time to make that change,” he said.

Wiles said in a post on social platform X that Friday would be her last day in the job.

“Serving President Trump in the White House has been the honor of a lifetime. I’m so proud to have been a part of what we’ve accomplished together from securing our border and cutting taxes to strengthening our economy and putting America First,” she wrote.

“More than anything, I’m grateful for the extraordinary people I’ve had the privilege of working alongside. While my role may be changing, my commitment to the President and the mission never will.”

Congratulatory messages started rolling in for Miller, who has been in Trump’s circle since 2016 when he left his job as a congressional aide to U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) to be Trump’s senior policy advisor for his first presidential campaign.

Vice President Vance said he was “very grateful to Susie for her friendship and service to the president and our country.”

“Stephen Miller is an amazing patriot and will do great things. Congrats to him on a well-deserved promotion!” he wrote.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote “huge CONGRATS” to Miller on X, calling him a true patriot and American First fighter.”

“He never backs down — and the @DeptofWar is right there with him,” he wrote.

Hegseth’s position has also been questioned following the midterms as several officials have placed the blame of the loss on the unpopularity of the Iran war.

Bill Pulte, director of U.S. federal housing and former acting director of national intelligence, also shared his congratulations and said , “I can’t wait to work with you.”

Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called Wiles “one of the kindest and toughest people I’ve ever met.”

“She helped power the greatest political comeback in American history in 2024, and as the first woman to serve as White House Chief of Staff, she led the most productive start to a presidency in decades, even while battling breast cancer,” she wrote. “I’m proud to call her my friend and former boss.”

She said Trump “made the perfect choice” in choosing Miller, who “will make the final two years of the President’s term a resounding success.”

However, Democrats were quick to decry the pick.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) wrote that Trump “learned nothing from his historic defeat.”

“Stephen Miller is the architect of the most barbaric, inhumane policies of this administration. Trump couldn’t have made a worse choice,” he wrote . “Our Democratic majorities will fight him every step of the way.”

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Conn.), the incoming chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said, “The American people are begging the White House to focus on lowering costs, but the best Trump can do is ‘more Stephen Miller and the culture of cruelty.’”