Posted on 11/06/2026 7:18:20 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
With Democrats soon to control Congress, the loyal consigliere is expected to take a maximalist approach to executive power
WASHINGTON—After a brutal election that gutted Republican power in Washington, President Trump has chosen one of his most loyal and divisive advisers as the new White House chief of staff, signaling a combative posture for the final two years of the Trump era.
Stephen Miller, a fierce political operative who has been at Trump’s side for more than a decade, has been a vocal advocate of the no-holds-barred style of governing that delighted the president’s most die-hard MAGA supporters—and was repudiated by much of the rest of the country on Election Day. He succeeds Susie Wiles, who was seen as a moderating force on a sometimes impulsive president.
Miller, 41 years old, was the architect of the aggressive immigration enforcement policies that turned off many voters, according to polls, contributing to Republicans’ historic losses on Tuesday. His elevation signals that the president has no intention of backing away from the immigration agenda on which he built his political brand.
Miller is expected to push a maximalist approach to executive power now that Democrats control Congress. In the days after the election, Trump sent early signals that he would work with Democrats, but Miller has long advocated for a confrontational response to the wave of investigations that the newly ascendant opposing party is expected to launch.
Though Miller has at times pushed for a muscular foreign policy, particularly in South America, he has suggested they wind down the deeply unpopular war in Iran, according to people familiar with the discussions, and called for refocusing on policies like immigration that made Trump popular...
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Took 4 people to write this???
Miller/Rawhide is going to be herding the legislative branch to codify EOs and judges confirmed. Also making a pardon list and checking it twice.
Head em up move em out Rawhide!
Rollin,’ rollin,’ rollin.’
Stephen Miller is perfect...
The Wall Street Journal is completely quiet about Hasan Piker.
Guess he’s not “ divisive “.
And I, for one, am behind this all the way!
Young people need clips to get a real job..
Yes! I agree
The lefties hate Stephen Miller for a reason. Every time I happen to see him he’s slicing through some libtard media dweeb like a laser beam.
Took 4 people to write this???
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My thoughts exactly. I’ve noticed this has become a trend. Apparently, one “journalist” does not have 2 brain cells to rub together, so it takes 3 or 4 of them to produce a piece.
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