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Stephen Miller Promoted to White House Chief of Staff
Stephen Miller, architect of Trump's immigration crackdown, becomes White House Chief of Staff after Republican loss in midterm elections.
In brief
Stephen Miller, architect of Trump's immigration crackdown, becomes White House Chief of Staff after Republican loss in midterm elections. Stephen Miller, who designed Trump's immigration crackdown including 3,000 daily arrests target, was promoted to White House Chief of Staff following Republican midterm election…
Stephen Miller's Background
Stephen Miller, 41, was raised in politically liberal santa monica, california, but developed a reputation as a combative conservative as a columnist at duke university's student newspaper.
Trump Campaign Role
Miller joined Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, then served as an adviser and speechwriter in his first 2017 to 2021 term.
Immigration Crackdown
Miller designed Trump's immigration crackdown targeting 3,000 daily arrests and expanding ICE operations to include all illegal immigrants.
Birthright Citizenship
Miller advocated for ending birthright citizenship and denounced the Supreme Court's ruling rejecting that proposal as 'one of the most destructive and outrageous decisions'.
Iran War Stance
Miller echoed Trump's rhetoric on the Iran war, claiming us and israeli strikes wiped out tehran's leadership class and military capacity.
Greenland and Venezuela
Miller declined to rule out military action to acquire greenland and claimed the us was 'running venezuela' after capturing nicolas maduro.
Promotion Announcement
Trump promoted Stephen Miller to White House Chief of Staff after Republicans lost control of congress in the November 2026 midterm elections.
What it means
Stephen Miller, who designed Trump's immigration crackdown including 3,000 daily arrests target, was promoted to White House Chief of Staff following Republican midterm election loss.
