By Zachary Stieber
New White House chief of staff Stephen Miller said in his first public comments since President Donald Trump tapped him for the job that he would fight for the president and be absolutely loyal to him.
“The mission now is more clear than ever: Fight with all of our soul to support our President and defend this magnificent Republic,” Miller said in a Nov. 6 post on X after being named chief of staff.
Trump on Friday named Miller the new White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles. Miller has been part of Trump’s team since before the president’s first term.
Miller told a crowd in Florida hours later that the United States would not exist if not for Trump.
“He saved our military from collapse, he saved our economy from destruction, he saved our border from annihilation, and he saved our country from threats at home and abroad which would have been the end of the American dream forever,” Miller said.
“We need to stand with the man who has stood with us and this country with every fiber of his being. It is the honor of my life to be President Trump’s chief of staff, and I swear to you, and I pledge to you, Mr. President, my absolute loyalty, my unwavering commitment and my total devotion to your success and the success of this country.”
Trump, who shared the video on social media, said before Miller spoke that the new White House chief of staff was “a very hot commodity” who had become “hotter than Trump.”
Wiles had been Trump’s only chief of staff in his second term. She resigned earlier in the week, according to a White House official. Trump said she would be moving to the Trump political operation.
“I think Susie’s done a very good job, great job. But I just wanted to make it. Stephen’s been great, and … we gotta make moves,” Trump told reporters about the development. “Sometimes in life, you have to make moves.”
Trump has previously credited Wiles, who has worked on numerous political campaigns and with political officials such as former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), with helping him win the 2024 presidential election.
“I’m so proud to have been a part of what we’ve accomplished together from securing our border and cutting taxes to strengthening our economy and putting America First,” Wiles said in a statement. “More than anything, I’m grateful for the extraordinary people I’ve had the privilege of working alongside.”
Wiles’s exit was followed by the departure of Richard Walters, the White House deputy chief of staff, Miller told news outlets over the weekend.
“Richard has been an invaluable member of the White House and has helped deliver some of the Administration’s biggest victories,” Miller said in a statement to media outlets. “While he will be leaving us, Richard will continue to help from the outside as we continue to work with all of our strength to deliver for President Trump and his courageous fight to Save America.”
Walters, a former official at the Republican National Committee, told Axios, which first reported the departure, that serving Trump has been an honor. Walters also thanked Wiles for the opportunity.
“Stephen is building an incredible and capable team to implement the President’s agenda and I look forward to being part of it from the outside,” Walters said.
On Sunday, Katie Miller, Stephen Miller’s wife, said that she had decided to stop recording new podcast episodes after Trump made her husband the new chief of staff.
“Nothing is more important than raising our four kids,” she wrote in a post on X. “While I’ve loved the podcast, the time commitment is too great and now is the time to step away. I’ll be cheering President Trump and his team on from outside the administration.”
Two previously taped episodes will still be aired, she said.
