Donald Trump has abruptly fired Susie Wiles, his longtime chief of staff, following the Republican Party’s significant losses in the midterms. Despite publicly denying the move just weeks earlier, Trump now confirms her departure, citing political setbacks and internal pressures. Wiles’ resignation, described as mutual and driven by Trump’s frustration with the results, marks a major shakeup within the administration. Stephen Miller, a known radical with a history of aggressive policies and ties to the Republican Party’s hardline wing, has been appointed as the new chief of staff—an appointment widely seen as signaling a more confrontational and ideologically rigid approach to governance. This shift comes amid broader resignations in the DOJ and White House, including key figures involved in national security and immigration enforcement. Critics argue that the administration is doubling down on controversial policies, particularly on immigration, ignoring lessons from the midterms and risking further public backlash. The firing reveals Trump’s tendency to contradict himself and his reliance on external political pressure, especially from Fox News. With the White House now led by figures associated with extreme views, analysts warn of potential instability and diminished political effectiveness over the next two years. The move appears to reflect not a tactical retreat, but a calculated escalation, raising serious concerns about the administration’s stability and long-term viability.
Well folks, he just fired her. The shake up in the Trump administration continues as Donald Trump has forced out one of his longest serving advisors, his former campaign manager and White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles. And a new post on social media, Trump has announced that she is gone and someone new is coming in. And that's someone new is pretty terrifying if I'm being honest with you. But what's interesting about this story is that Donald Trump was just asked the other day, are you considering firing Susie Wiles? This came after Katie Zachariah was let go as well and there was reports that others might be coming in the days after. Trump said zero chance. This was October 16th, 2026. He said this. He said zero chance. It's a fake story. I'm not firing her watch. Hey, what are you doing? What are you doing? We're just placing Susie Wiles. Are you thinking that we're placing Susie Wiles? Zero chance. Zero. What if you play a part of the problem? It was a fake story. Let me just add you. The Susie Wiles story was a fake story. He's been incredible. We've had, maybe, the most successful first two years. I've just not even two years in the history of the presidency. She's been my Chief of Staff. She's smart. She's tough. She just went through a lot with the cancer surgery and the whole thing. And she recovered, fully recovered. She's phenomenal. We told that to Politico. We said the story is totally wrong. And the only one that matters is me, because I'm the one that makes the decision. So they made up fake news. They released it. Knowing it was a fake story. Susie is here and she's going to be here for a long time. She's going to be here for a long time. She's here. There's zero chance that I'm firing her. Oh, by the way, I'm firing her. That took place in like a two, three-week period. This is why you can never believe Donald Trump. He can be so unequivocal in the sense that he's like, on zero chance, not happening. And then two weeks later, he does the very thing that he says is not happening. You can just never take this guy's word for anything. And you can kind of see it coming. Not only did Republicans get decimated in the midterms, but people in the magosphere of politics were going on Fox News and demanding that she be fired. And we know that Donald Trump gets all of his ideas from Fox News. So in Caroline Sunshine, a former member of Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, high ranking official, went on Fox News and said that Susie Wiles needs to resign after the midterms. I'm sure that influenced Donald Trump's decision a little bit. Well, look, there's a few things that have to happen. I'm going to say publicly what a lot of people are saying privately, Susie Wiles needs to resign. She needs to offer her resignation to the president before he has to ask for it. Her campaign skills have not translated into governing. Susie was behind the historic win in 2024. And she deserved credit for it and got the top job for it. But now she's behind the historic loss, where we lost Mississippi and have lost potentially the Senate for six years. And so that cuts both ways. I think if she loves and respects the president and his legacy, she'll do the right thing and step aside because on the-- Do the right thing and step aside. We also had Steve Bannon, who's like a senior advisor from Trump outside of the White House. He also called for her to go after the midterms, saying, quote, because of the results, they should be removed and removed immediately. And then what do you know? Just today, moments ago, at the time of me filming this, Donald Trump has fired her. And he said, quote, I am pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Miller-- 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. So that is three days from now, at the time of me filming this. 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's done a great job. Two things. Now, number one, I am very much enjoying watching the Trump operation fall apart. And all of these people get fired or resigned. I'm loving that part. I'm not loving the idea of Stephen Miller as chief of staff. I mean, this guy is a lunatic. He has been described as people close to him as the most radical person in the White House. Donald Trump, if you can even believe it, according to some reporting recently, Donald Trump has even told Stephen Miller to chill out. And when Donald Trump is telling somebody to chill out on the Republican side, that's how you know that they are all the way far right. That's a pretty scary prospect. Susie Wiles posting this on Twitter, today is my last day as White House chief of staff. So she's gone right now, so she's gone tomorrow, which is quite a quick turnaround. Donald Trump, serving Donald Trump in the White House, has been the honor of a lifetime. I'm so proud to have been a part of what we've accomplished together from securing our border and cutting taxes, yada yada more than anything. I'm grateful for the extraordinary people. I've had the privilege of working alongside while my role may be changing my commitment to the president and the mission never will. Interesting. We're, according to Jackie Heinrich and other journalists, though, she resigned last night. So she's not the, she didn't do it today. It's not like she just gave her resignation into Donald Trump or he fired her today. I think you know, there was like a, you gotta go. And she said, yeah, I gotta go. A mutual understanding. But she actually resigned last night. And so now Steven Miller is the new chief of staff. But according to Hugo Lowell, a journalist, Trump has been blaming Susie Wiles in part for the GOP losses in the midterms and Wiles submitted her resignation last night with Steven Miller as chief of staff. The White House is set to take a much more confrontational approach with Democrats in Congress for the next two years. So Donald Trump has been trying to look for a fall guy. And I guess the fall guy is Susie Wiles. Now, I wouldn't be surprised as well if Pete Heggseth is on the way out because he is getting a lot of the blame, not only from the voters, but Republicans in Congress for the war in Iran. He's been a big advocate for the past eight months, nine months, however long the war has been going on to continue it, to go deeper into it. And Republicans feel like he could be a fall guy as well. And there is the potential that he's impeached, a resolution to impeach him, is passed as soon as next week, according to some reporting. And I imagine that Donald Trump would want to avoid that headline. But we don't know. Maybe Pete Heggseth stays, I don't know, but what we do know right now is that Susie Wiles is gone. And according to Axios, there is going to be some chaos in the next two years. Wiles' resignation was described to Axios as a mutual decision, but driven by the midterm losses for which Trump blamed her, Trump did not ask for her resignation, said one informed source who spoke with Wiles, but he couldn't get it out of his head that she was to blame not him. So it was coming at some point. I guess she just expedited the process. Quote, Susie could have stuck around, but what's the point that person said, whether it's right or wrong, Susie knows that serving the president means it's at his pleasure. And if he couldn't change the way he felt, there was no reason to stay. For all of Trump's reputation for saying you're fired on the apprentice, the president can be conflict diverse, long-time advisor, say, making it difficult for him to actually dismiss people he likes. And of course, Pete Hegseth seems to be on the nice as well, which is interesting. So, wow, I mean, I really can't believe that she's gone. You know, again, because we just heard the other day, Donald Trump, he like, yes, she is not going anywhere. She's the most trusted advisor I have. But I think Scott McFarland, who is on M.S. now talking about this, put it correctly, about Stephen Miller, like I'm glad she's gone. Susie Wiles is also a huge architect of the Trump operation. But Stephen Miller is crazy. I mean, this guy's a lunatic. And so, watch how he puts it on M.S. now. - But deep-funding ice, what is the expectation? I know this just happened a moment ago, but we all know Stephen Miller and we all know what he's behind. What should we expect in terms of immigration enforcement, especially because Donald Trump put Mark Wayne Mullen, a top DHS, to take it out of the news. The debacle in Minnesota was so bad. So, I mean, that's part of why the Republicans lost this midterm. They were horrified by what they saw in Minnesota and how far these ice immigration arrests and worse went across this country. The overreach there is a loser for him politically. So, should we expect there to be more restraint or is Donald Trump now saying, "I don't really care." - Everything about this feels like a double down. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this feels like amplifying the old ideas, putting them on steroids. Stephen Miller knows how to combat Congress. He comes from Congress. He was a staffer for the Senate Judiciary Committee under Jeff Session for many years. So, if we're gonna do battle with Congress, if you sign the Trump administration, they have somebody who has some sense of how to do that. That is the next fight ahead. But Stephen Miller was a foil for Democrats during this election. He was in the campaign ads as they tried to rally against Trump 2.0. This feels like political timber for Democrats. - Has there been tension between him and Tom Homan? - There has been all kinds of tension inside the Department of Homeland Security inside the leadership of ICE and with the White House. Presumably, Stephen Miller can run rough shot over all of that now. - Kevin. - I'm thinking globally about-- - Yeah, I think that's well put. It does seem like a double down. It's like they've learned absolutely nothing from the midterms. And it just makes me a little bit nervous for what the next two years. I mean, you know, the right thing to do, I'm speaking like politically, the right thing to do politically for any administration after getting walloped in the midterms is maybe not be as crazy as you were, right? Moderate a little bit and say, okay, you know, we're in the lame duck session. I'm a lame duck president. Let's just keep things moving and then we'll go from there. That would be the normal thing to do. But I wonder if Donald Trump and the people around him are like, you know what, let's go out with a bang. Let's ruin everything else that they haven't touched already. I wonder if that's the goal. And I wonder if there is actually a double down in that because this hiring of Stephen Miller certainly seems like that's going to be the case. One final thing I want to note for you, there are other two more top Trump officials have resigned from the DOJ of John Eisenberg, the head of the National Security Division. You've Jason Redding-Kinionis as well who just saw Trump's picks to spearhead the bogus Graham conspiracy probe. He is also resigned. So a lot of people leaving the Trump administration a major shakeup. I will leave the video there. Thank you so much for watching. Please make sure to subscribe down below. Drop a like on the video, comment. Please let me know your thoughts on this. I wonder, I think there's a lot of question marks here and I wonder what's going to mean for the next two years. But I wonder what you have to say about it as well. So let me know in the comments what you think about this. We'll see. Have an amazing rest of your day.
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Podcast Summary
Key Points:
Donald Trump fired Susie Wiles, his former chief of staff, citing midterm losses and internal pressures, despite previously denying any plans to dismiss her.
Wiles submitted her resignation in a mutual decision, reportedly driven by Trump’s blame for the GOP’s midterm defeats, though Trump did not formally request it.
Stephen Miller, a radical and controversial figure with a history of aggressive policy stances, was appointed as the new White House chief of staff, signaling a shift toward more confrontational governance.
The firing comes amid a broader unraveling of the Trump administration, with other top officials like John Eisenberg and Jason Redding-Kinionis also resigning from key DOJ roles.
Critics argue that the rapid turnover and appointment of Miller represent a double down on extreme policies, particularly in immigration enforcement, risking further political backlash.
Fox News and senior advisors like Steve Bannon publicly called for Wiles’ removal, suggesting external political pressure influenced the decision.
Trump’s contradictory public statements—first denying, then confirming the firing—highlight his inconsistent leadership and difficulty in maintaining coherent messaging.
Analysts warn that the administration’s strategy may backfire, as it appears to ignore lessons from the midterms and instead emboldens confrontational tactics with Congress and the public.
Summary:
Donald Trump has abruptly fired Susie Wiles, his longtime chief of staff, following the Republican Party’s significant losses in the midterms. Despite publicly denying the move just weeks earlier, Trump now confirms her departure, citing political setbacks and internal pressures. Wiles’ resignation, described as mutual and driven by Trump’s frustration with the results, marks a major shakeup within the administration.
Stephen Miller, a known radical with a history of aggressive policies and ties to the Republican Party’s hardline wing, has been appointed as the new chief of staff—an appointment widely seen as signaling a more confrontational and ideologically rigid approach to governance. This shift comes amid broader resignations in the DOJ and White House, including key figures involved in national security and immigration enforcement. Critics argue that the administration is doubling down on controversial policies, particularly on immigration, ignoring lessons from the midterms and risking further public backlash.
The firing reveals Trump’s tendency to contradict himself and his reliance on external political pressure, especially from Fox News. With the White House now led by figures associated with extreme views, analysts warn of potential instability and diminished political effectiveness over the next two years. The move appears to reflect not a tactical retreat, but a calculated escalation, raising serious concerns about the administration’s stability and long-term viability.
FAQs
Yes, Donald Trump announced that Susie Wiles is leaving her role as White House chief of staff, though her resignation was reportedly a mutual decision driven by the midterm losses and Trump's blame on her performance.
Susie Wiles resigned around November 6, 2026, with her departure officially announced and confirmed by the White House shortly thereafter.
Stephen Miller, the deputy chief of staff, is being promoted to chief of staff starting November 9, 2026.
Trump blamed Wiles for the Republican losses in the midterms, particularly the loss of Mississippi and potential Senate defeat, and reportedly felt she was not handling the administration's governance effectively.
Yes, Stephen Miller is described as a radical and controversial figure with a history of extreme views, and some sources describe him as the most radical person in the White House.
John Eisenberg, head of the DOJ’s National Security Division, and Jason Redding-Kinionis, who led the bogus Graham conspiracy probe, have also resigned from the administration.
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