# Tillis Slams Trump's Stephen Miller Pick

> Sen. Thom Tillis calls Trump's choice of Stephen Miller as chief of staff a 'colossal mistake' after midterm losses.
- Title: Tillis Slams Trump's Stephen Miller Pick · HuffPost | Shortify
- Summary: Sen. Thom Tillis calls Trump's choice of Stephen Miller as chief of staff a 'colossal mistake' after midterm losses. Sen.
- Keywords: senator thom tillis, stephen miller, trump, white house chief of staff, midterm losses, republican party, congress, HuffPost
- Source: HuffPost — https://huffpost.com/entry/thom-tillis-slams-stephen-miller-trump-worst-choice_n_6aef3ea6e4b043b6d4e2e1eb
- Published: 2026-11-07T17:17:59+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: senator thom tillis, stephen miller, trump, white house chief of staff, midterm losses, republican party, congress, news, politics
## Tillis Criticizes Miller Appointment
Sen. Thom Tillis called Trump's decision to promote Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff 'the worst of all possible choices' after Republican midterm losses.

> the worst of all possible choices
## Miller's Background Under Scrutiny
Stephen Miller, known for architecting Trump's aggressive immigration policies, faces criticism for contributing to recent Republican midterm losses.
## Tillis Warns of Consequences
Tillis warned Miller's promotion 'takes us a step in the wrong direction' and 'it’s got to be fixed' after Republican midterm losses.

> takes us a step in the wrong direction
## Key takeaway

Sen. Thom Tillis says Trump's promotion of Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff is a 'colossal mistake' following Republican midterm losses.