"I'm happy to announce." A change in a key position in the White House

“I am pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Miller, current deputy chief of staff of the Trump administration and one of my most trusted advisors, will assume the position of chief of staff effective Monday, November 9, 2026,” the president announced in a post on Truth Social. He added that Susie Wiles, "who has done an outstanding job," will move to a position related to "Trump's political operations."

The job of White House chief of staff is one of the most important positions in the administration because the person holding this position organizes the work of the White House and regulates access to the president.

Wiles' position was threatened

Even before the election, Trump denied reports that he intended to fire Wiles, whom he had previously called the most influential woman in the world. According to, among others, According to the Politico website, Wiles' rivals allegedly quietly fed the president reports about her daughter's lobbying for foreign interests and persuaded him to make changes.

Wiles' daughter, Katie, and two of her allies, former White House adviser James Blair and former Trump campaign chairman Chris LaCivita, were to work for Republika Srpska, the pro-Russian autonomous part of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Media reports also spoke of Wiles' personal conflicts with other camps within the administration.

Before taking office, Wiles was the head of Trump's 2024 campaign. She was considered the architect of his electoral victory.

Who is Stephen Miller?

In turn, Stephen Miller, from the beginning of Trump's rise to power, was one of his closest and most influential advisers, as well as the main author of the president's draconian immigration policy. According to reports, during Trump's second term, his role increased even more, and The Atlantic magazine even called him "prime minister." Miller was to be involved in virtually every element of the head of state's policy.

On Friday, Davyd Arachamija, head of the parliamentary faction of the Ukrainian ruling Servant of the People party and a member of Kiev's negotiating team, expressed his satisfaction with the change. As he said during a conversation with reporters after meetings at the White House, Miller is his good friend.