Trump promotes Stephen Miller to chief of staff after midterm losses

Donald Trump has promoted the controversial Stephen Miller to chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles, who will move to other roles within his political operation. The change follows the Republican Party's significant losses in Tuesday's midterm elections. Wiles had served as chief of staff for two years, and Trump praised her work in a statement on Truth Social. Norwegian political science professor Hilmar Mjelde suggests Wiles is being made a scapegoat for the election defeat, noting that Trump does not admit his own mistakes. Miller, previously deputy chief of staff, is known as the architect of the administration's strict immigration policies, including mass deportations and family separations. Mjelde describes him as an ethnonationalist, and his promotion signals a more hardline direction rather than moderation.