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Trump’s Post-Midterm Shake-Up: Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles; Trump Says Dana White Offer Was a Joke

Facts checked Nov. 9, 2026 · Jamoke News does not project winners or call races; results link to the AP.

After Democrats won control of the House and Senate in the Nov. 3, 2026 midterms, President Trump replaced White House chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller, publicly offered UFC boss Dana White the White House press secretary job (then said a day later he was “only kidding”), and three senior Justice Department officials resigned the same week. Here is who is in, who is out, and what was reported about why, with links to the original reporting. Jamoke News adds no reporting of its own.

White House chief of staff: Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles

Announced Friday, Nov. 6, 2026: Trump said Miller, his longtime adviser, will replace Wiles as chief of staff, after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress. “I wanted to make a change,” Trump said, CBS News reported.
Susie Wiles served 21 months, making her Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff across both terms, Fox News reported. Axios described her as one of the administration’s few moderating forces.
Stephen Miller was the architect of Trump’s mass deportation campaign and the public face of many of his immigration policies, the New York Times reported.
Reaction: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) called Miller the “worst of all possible choices” and said Trump “needs to rethink” the decision, The Hill reported. Democratic lawmakers condemned the pick, the Guardian reported.

Sources: NPR: Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, Nov. 6, 2026 · CBS News: Trump installs Stephen Miller as chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles · Axios: Trump replaces chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller · Fox News: Trump names Stephen Miller new White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles · New York Times: What to Know About Stephen Miller, Trump’s New Chief of Staff · The Hill: Tillis says Miller is ‘worst of all possible choices’ for chief of staff role · The Guardian: Trump faces criticism for ‘dangerous’ Stephen Miller appointment

White House press secretary: Trump says Dana White offer was a joke

Walked back Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026: “I will tell you, I was only kidding,” Trump told reporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, The Hill reported. He said White “loves the idea” but that his public offer was “just a little fun,” the New York Times reported. Trump confirmed White is visiting the White House on Monday, Fox News reported.
Offered Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026: President Trump said he has offered the job of White House press secretary to his friend and UFC boss Dana White, NPR reported.
The vacancy: The role has been largely vacant since Karoline Leavitt stepped aside in August, CBS News reported. On social media, the president offered the now-vacant job to White and told him to bring along fighters as aides, the New York Times reported.
White’s response: White said he has a meeting with Trump in Washington, D.C., on Monday, without saying whether he will accept the job, the Guardian reported. He noted “I’ve got a lot of jobs already,” the Wall Street Journal reported.
How genuine: It was unclear how genuine the president’s offer was, although White later said he would travel to Washington for them to meet, the BBC reported.

Sources: The Hill: Trump says he was 'kidding' about Dana White for press secretary, Nov. 8, 2026 · New York Times: Trump was 'only kidding' in asking Dana White to be his press secretary, Nov. 8, 2026 · Fox News: Trump says he was 'only kidding' about making Dana White press secretary · Wall Street Journal: Trump says he was kidding about hiring Dana White as press secretary · NPR: Trump offers UFC boss Dana White the White House press secretary job, Nov. 8, 2026 · CBS News: Trump offers White House press secretary role to Dana White · New York Times: Trump offers Dana White the vacant White House press secretary job · The Guardian: Trump offers Dana White the press secretary job, Nov. 7, 2026 · Wall Street Journal: UFC chief Dana White to meet with Trump to discuss press secretary job · BBC: Trump offers UFC chief Dana White the White House press secretary job

Justice Department resignations

Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights, resigned, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday, Nov. 5.
John Eisenberg, assistant attorney general for national security, resigned Friday, Nov. 6, the department said; Blanche announced it on X.
Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida (Miami), whose office oversaw the “grand conspiracy” investigation into Trump’s political foes, resigned Friday, Nov. 6.

Sources: Axios: DOJ’s Harmeet Dhillon resigns, Nov. 5, 2026 · CBS News: Top lawyer in DOJ’s National Security Division abruptly resigns · Politico: 2 top DOJ officials resign, including assistant attorney general for national security, Nov. 6, 2026 · CBS News: DOJ official resigns amid questions about “grand conspiracy” probe

Other departures

Calley Means, a former adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said he resigned over what he called corruption by a “concentrated group of people” in the administration, Axios reported Nov. 6.

Sources: Axios: Ex-RFK Jr. adviser says Trump admin corruption prompted resignation, Nov. 6, 2026

What comes next

Trump said he will be making a “few changes” to his cabinet after the midterm losses, The Hill reported. The new Democratic majorities take over Congress when the terms of newly elected members begin on Jan. 3, 2027, under the 20th Amendment. Who won the 2026 midterms · The two Senate races still uncalled

Sources: The Hill: Trump says he will make a few changes to his cabinet after the midterms

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