President Donald Trump announced on Friday, November 6, that Stephen Miller will become White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles, according to NPR.
Trump announced the move in a post on Truth Social, saying Miller, currently a deputy chief of staff and one of his most trusted advisers, will take over on Monday, November 9, according to NPR. Wiles will move to the Trump Political Operation.
Wiles, who was the nation's first female White House chief of staff, said Friday was her last day in the role, according to NPR. Trump said she had done an outstanding job and thanked her for her service.
Miller is a longtime Trump aide and a key architect of the administration's hardline immigration policies, according to The Fiscal Times. He has served as deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser.
The change comes three days after Republicans lost the midterm elections on November 3, according to The Fiscal Times.
Reaction was swift and sharply divided. Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican, told CNN the appointment was "the worst of all possible choices" and a "colossal mistake", according to The Fiscal Times. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries called Miller "a dangerous xenophobe and reckless extremist" and said he should be fired rather than promoted, according to The Fiscal Times.
Sources: NPR; The Fiscal Times