Ice Maiden Out, Pit Bull In: Stephen Miller Steps Up as Chief of Staff

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has resigned, and Monday, November 9, marks the beginning of a new era. Longtime President Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller is stepping up to fill the role, and the president’s choice of replacement should lay to rest any lingering doubts as to how he plans to handle the lame-duck session.

Stephen Miller – Trump’s Political Pit Bull

In a social media post after the announcement, Miller said he was “honored beyond words” to have been chosen. On Friday, at a Mar-a-Lago event, Miller told Trump directly: “I pledge to you, Mr. President, my absolute loyalty, my unwavering commitment, and my total devotion to your success and the success of this country.”

Honor, devotion, loyalty, unwavering commitment … His words last week reinforce what his past performance in the Trump administration has already demonstrated: Stephen Miller is the president’s political pit bull.

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Miller is widely credited as the chief architect of Donald Trump’s hardline immigration agenda – and has been accused of demanding ICE make at least 3,000 immigration arrests daily, though the White House and DHS have both denied any such quotas exist. He has helped shape federal law enforcement and crime-reduction campaigns in Democrat-run cities. You know these as the president’s clean-up-the-streets programs, most famously the federal takeover of DC policing. Miller has also advocated the use of military force to combat drug cartels, as well as aggressive proposals regarding foreign territories.

Stephen Miller is not a man who shies away from a fight, especially not when it comes to backing Trump and making sure the president’s agenda goes according to plan. But perhaps the most telling part of Miller’s resume is his involvement in efforts to restructure, or “purge,” federal agencies of people seen as working against the administration’s agenda.

Trump’s Getting Ready for the Fight

There’s an old expression – in fact, it’s scriptural – that means getting ready for hard and likely unpleasant work ahead. Back in biblical times, the people of the Near East wore long, flowing tunics. They were comfortable, but they were also easily tangled at times when freedom of movement was critical.

When it came time to do battle or even just potentially dangerous heavy labor, one had to lift the hem of the tunic and tuck it into the belt or girdle. Well, appointing Miller his new Chief of Staff is Trump “girding his loins” for the coming battle with Democrats in his lame-duck session. The Atlantic and CNN both reported over the weekend that people “familiar with Trump’s decision” told them the president wanted someone who “will crack skulls.” Trump doesn’t want to be reined in, they explained. Another source reportedly told The Atlantic that Miller was someone who could “manage the coming clashes with Democrats.”

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Before even Wiles’ decision to step down, Trump was hinting at his plans for 2027. While signing an executive order on November 5, he displayed a MAGA-style red hat with white letters reading “VETO.” If all this doesn’t make clear the president’s planned approach to his lame-duck session, nothing else could.

Susie Wiles served an important role both in getting Donald Trump elected and in managing his White House afterward. She was the first woman to serve as White House Chief of Staff, and with nearly two years in the position, she’s Trump’s longest-serving one, as well. Trump admired her ability to stay cool under pressure, and even graced her with one of his famous nicknames: the Ice Maiden.

But the time for cool heads has passed, it seems, and by choosing Stephen Miller, the president sent the message that he knows a fight is coming – and that he’s looking forward to it.