Trump responded to getting smoked in the midterm election by tripling down on what has already failed.
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Reports had been circulating throughout the midterm campaign that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles was on the chopping block if the Blue Wave arrived.
The blue wave was even bigger than expected, and most presidents who lose a midterm election try to learn something by listening to the voice of the electorate.
Donald Trump has learned nothing, and seems intent on making the American people pay for voting against him.
Trump has given Wiles the boot by exiling her to his “political operation,” which, given that he is a lame-duck president who is done in two years, means Wiles has been exiled to political Siberia, and he has replaced her with one of the worst possible choices imaginable.
Trump posted on Truth Social:
I am pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Miller, the current Deputy Chief of Staff of the Trump Administration, and one of my most trusted advisors, will become the Chief of Staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026. Susie Wiles, who has done an outstanding job, will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation. I want to thank her for her service as Chief of Staff — She has done a great job.
Miller’s rise means that Trump is preparing for a fight with Democrats.