CABINET ON NOTICE: Trump Hints At More Firings After Stunning Midterm Losses
President Donald Trump is signaling that more shake-ups may be coming to his administration after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterms. In a 60 Minutes interview with Ross Douthat, taped on Friday, he was asked whether he expected to fire anyone, and he answered, "I do, yeah." He insisted he loves his Cabinet and thinks they're good, but said he may make "a few changes." Trump did not name anyone who could be on the way out, and he said he remains confident in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Hours after the interview was taped, Trump announced on Truth Social that deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller will become White House chief of staff on Monday, November 9. Susie Wiles, who has held the job since Trump's return to office, will move over to his political operation, though Bloomberg reported she resigned Thursday night. Miller has been a fixture in Trump's circle since 2016 and is considered a key architect of the administration's hardline immigration policies. Asked why he made the change, Trump praised Wiles but said sometimes "you have to make moves." Republicans have been mostly quiet about the new pick so far, and the big question now is who else could be next.