Trump names Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff

Republicans' midterm defeat preceded the change at the top of the White House staff. Democrats won majority control of the House and Senate, CNBC reported.

The announcement came three days after the election, according to the Financial Times World. The reports place the personnel change immediately after that defeat, but do not establish that the election result was Trump's stated reason for replacing Wiles.

On November 6, President Donald Trump announced that Susie Wiles was leaving the White House and that longtime adviser Stephen Miller would replace her as chief of staff, The Hill reported.

Trump said Wiles would move to his political operation, according to investingLive. That gives her an announced destination outside the White House, although the supplied coverage does not describe her new duties.

Miller's appointment brings an adviser closely associated with immigration policy into the chief of staff role. The Guardian described him as the architect of Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown.

Trump has announced the successor, but the supplied reports do not give a handover date. ABCNews.com reported that Miller would replace Wiles in the job.

The circumstances of Wiles' departure are described differently across the coverage. The Daily Beast characterized it as a firing, while The Hill reported Trump's announcement that she was leaving. The supplied material does not resolve that distinction.

The immediate details still missing are when Miller takes over and what responsibilities Wiles will have in Trump's political operation. The coverage also does not specify any further staffing changes accompanying the appointment.