Trump names Stephen Miller chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles

Stephen Miller speaks as President Trump listens in the Oval Office of the White House in August. (Alex Wong / Getty Images) Click here to listen to this article See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Miller has helped design Trump’s immigration policies and spearhead his mass deportation campaign. President Trump on Friday announced his appointment of Stephen Miller as his chief of staff, to replace Susie Wiles.Miller, the current deputy chief of staff, has helped design Trump’s immigration policies and spearhead his mass deportation campaign. His appointment as chief of staff, a powerful position for driving the president’s policy agenda, managing his staff and twisting the arms of allies and opponents alike to bend to the executive’s will, ends speculation that Trump might ease back from his less popular policies or moderate following devastating losses for his party in the midterms. The losses were driven in part to losing Latino voters and many congressional seats along the southern border.Miller is widely seen as among Trump’s more extreme advisors. But Trump on Friday called Miller one of his “most trusted advisors,” and said he would take over as chief of staff Monday.Trump said Wiles “has done an outstanding job,” and will be moving to his political operation.This is a developing story and will be updated. More to Read Sign up for the L.A. Times California Politics newsletter Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond. In your inbox twice per week. By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, which include arbitration and a class action waiver. You agree that we and our third-party vendors may collect and use your information, including through cookies, pixels and similar technologies, for the purposes set forth in our Privacy Policy such as personalizing your experience and ads. Kevin Rector is a state and national politics reporter for the Los Angeles Times who has also written extensively about police and crime, courts and legal issues and the LGBTQ+ community. Rector has won multiple national awards, including as part of a Baltimore Sun team that won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in local reporting. More From the Los Angeles Times Podcasts Most Read in Politics