Stephen Miller is now chief of staff. What does that mean for Trump?

NPR | By Christopher Harland-Dunaway,

Sacha Pfeiffer, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published November 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM EST

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Chris Whipple, an expert on White House chiefs of staff who has written extensively about Susie Wiles, about Trump's appointment of Stephen Miller.

Christopher Harland-Dunaway

Sacha Pfeiffer

Correspondent, Investigations

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Patrick Jarenwattananon

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