Trump Swaps Chief of Staff for Hardline Immigration Ally, Sparks GOP Alarm
The president's move to install Stephen Miller, known for his tough stance on immigration, follows a midterm setback and draws criticism from Republican senators.
President Trump decided to replace White House chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller, a top adviser known for being tough on immigration.
CBS News reports the change came after a midterm loss that was driven in part by outrage over ICE tactics, and the decision was made on a Friday.
Reactions are coming in from Capitol Hill, and Trump is facing criticism from lawmakers; Sen. Thom Tillis said the president needs to rethink his decision.
Sen. Thom Tillis also called Miller the worst of all possible choices for the chief of staff role and added that he has criticized many of the president's advisors for bad advice that created some of the environment on Tuesday.
Loading comments…
Original reporting
CBS News
Politicians react to Trump's decision to replace chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller
Reactions are coming in from Capitol Hill to President Trump's decision to replace White House chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller, who is known for being tough on immigration. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Read the original →CBS News
Lawmakers react with criticism as Trump replaces Wiles with Miller after midterm loss
President Trump is facing criticism from lawmakers after replacing White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller following a midterm loss that was driven in part by outrage over ICE tactics. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Nikole Killion break it down.
Read the original →The Hill
Tillis says Miller is ‘worst of all possible choices’ for chief of staff role
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) blasted President Trump’s Friday decision to replace outgoing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles with top adviser Stephen Miller, saying the president “needs to rethink” his decision. “I’ve criticized a lot of the president’s advisors for bad advice that I think … created some of the environment on Tuesday, but…
Read the original →
Facts this version was allowed to use
- President Trump decided to replace White House chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller.
- Susie Wiles is the outgoing White House chief of staff.
- Stephen Miller is a top adviser to President Trump and is known for being tough on immigration.
- Reactions are coming in from Capitol Hill to Trump's decision.
- Nikole Killion is CBS News' congressional correspondent.
- Olivia Rinaldi is a CBS News reporter.
- According to CBS News, Trump replaced Wiles with Miller following a midterm loss.
- According to CBS News, the midterm loss was driven in part by outrage over ICE tactics.
- Trump is facing criticism from lawmakers over the replacement.
- Thom Tillis is a Republican U.S. senator from North Carolina.
- Trump made the decision on a Friday.
- Sen. Thom Tillis said Trump "needs to rethink" his decision.
- Sen. Thom Tillis said Miller is "worst of all possible choices" for the chief of staff role.
- Sen. Thom Tillis said: "I've criticized a lot of the president's advisors for bad advice that I think … created some of the environment on Tuesday, but…"
Reader comments
Written by readers: not by Lens, its AI or the outlets it credits. Comments are screened before they show. Community rules
No comments yet. Be the first.