Stephen Miller's devoted wife hints she lobbied behind the scenes for his promotion to Trump's chief of staff

The wife of Trump's new chief of staff Stephen Miller has hinted that she secretly lobbied behind the scenes for his promotion.After Susie Wiles was replaced by her former deputy in a move that rattled the White House after a historic midterm loss, Katie Miller reacted to an article alleging that she spent weeks instructing people to call Trump and suggest her husband for the job.'Wife supports husband,' she wrote on X, seemingly confirming the rumors that she was involved in lobbying. 'If your wife doesn’t do this, find a new one.'Her cocky comment came after Politico reported that she strategized a scheme to lift her husband to new levels of power after Wiles, long considered an untouchable Trump whisperer, was announced to no longer be the president's chief of staff.Trump himself already considered various names weeks before the midterm 'bluenami' handed Democrats control of Congress in a massive blow for the remaining two years of his second presidency.Among the potential candidates to follow Wiles's footsteps were director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte, special envoy Steve Witkoff, former House speaker Kevin McCarthy and New York Yankees president Randy Levine. The commander in chief reportedly even considered the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Lee Zeldin and India ambassador Sergio Gor for the job.But 35-year-old MAGA maven Katie Miller left nothing to chance. Katie and Stephen Miller have become the new power couple in Republican Washington The 35-year-old appears to enjoy the new public attention and commented on social media about a new report that found she spent weeks instructing people to call Trump to float the idea of her husband replacing his former boss Susie Wiles. Source: @KatieMiller/X The Daily Mail already reported in June that Wiles might leave the White House after the midterms. Wiles heavily denied the reporting, calling it 'fiction' and accusing the Daily Mail of 'trying to manufacture drama' as she was 'not going anywhere.' And despite additional statements from Trump denying any reshuffling of his cabinet, Katie Miller's instincts turned into persuasion as she told White House insiders that she 'would appreciate' if they floated her husband's name as Wiles's top successor.While Katie Miller reportedly never pushed for the 'Ice Maiden' to be fired, the president made no secret about the fact that 'he was done with Susie' in his close circle, an insider told Politico.When that happened, Katie quickly made half a dozen calls to people like secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and JD Vance's people of trust to make sure Stephen was on the president's mind.Early Friday, Trump then made a statement on his social media platform Truth Social.'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,' he wrote.The White House explained the decision as the next logical step while Stephen Miller said he is 'honored beyond words' to serve in his new position – and his wife's influence is set to skyrocket.Wielding significant sway within the top echelons of the Trump administration, the Millers have become an extraordinarily influential power couple for the final two years of Trump's presidency. Stephen Miller was announced the successor of longtime Trump aide Susie WilesThe White House explained Stephen Miller as the logical choice to become the new chief of staff 'Ice Maiden' Susie Wiles heavily denied the Daily Mail's reporting in June that found her preparing an exit after the midtermsThe 35-year-old MAGA maven did not deny her plot to power after it was found that she reportedly instructed people to float her husband's name as a potential new chief of staff in the president's inner circleLast year, Katie Miller launched a podcast for conservative women and her first guest was JD Vance, followed by other senior members of the administration including Marco Rubio, with her husband helping to get guests.She has also become a kind of unofficial MAGA social secretary, hosting parties at the couple's home on a military base outside Washington.Everyone who's anyone in the administration has reportedly been seen there, from Rubio to Scott Bessent, Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel.She reportedly threw bashes for Karoline Leavitt's birthday and Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general.As Katie Waldman, she grew up in Florida before moving to Washington and working in communications for a Republican senator and then the Department of Homeland Security during the storm over family separations at the border in Trump's first term.Later, she became Mike Pence's press secretary.She met Stephen Miller in 2018 and they married two years later in the Trump International Hotel in Washington, with the president as a guest. Wiles, on the other hand, has now been hit with stunning corruption allegations as she was fired from the White House.A key former staffer and ally of Robert F Kennedy Jr accused her of taking money from corporations and foreign interests to sabotage RFK's Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda. While many, including Trump, celebrated the work Wiles did, former Kennedy adviser Calley Means accused Wiles of pay to play involving her daughter in an interview with Joe Rogan.