Trump White House chief of staff change

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1. Nov 7 · Morning 2/10 FIRST REPORT

   Trump names Stephen Miller White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles

   What changed President Donald Trump announced on social media on Friday that Stephen Miller, currently a deputy chief of staff, will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, taking over on Monday. Wiles will move to Trump's political operation. Democratic lawmakers criticised the appointment.

   Impact Miller, who designed the administration's immigration crackdown, will lead the White House staff as the president faces a Democratic-led Congress.

   Details and sources

   Context The change comes days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections.

   Confirmed 9 outlets 9 news organizations reported this. Confirmed means 2 or more did. Outlets that republish wire copy (AP, Reuters) can't always be told apart, so this is the most independent confirmation there could be, not a guarantee.

   • ScaleScale 1 Scale 1/2 · National How widely it reaches. 0 Local · 1 National · 2 Multinational or global.
   • HumanHuman 0 Human 0/2 · None Human impact. 0 None · 1 Disruption: displacement, outages, restrictions · 2 Lives lost or directly at risk.
   • EconEcon 0 Econ 0/2 · Negligible Economic impact. 0 Negligible · 1 A sector or a national economy · 2 Global markets or supply chains.
   • EscalationEsc 0 Escalation 0/2 · Contained Potential to grow. 0 Contained · 1 Could spread or worsen · 2 Actively escalating.
   • ReversibilityRev 1 Reversibility 1/2 · Lasting How lasting the effects are. 0 Easily reversed · 1 Lasting · 2 Permanent or structural.

   Sources South China Morning Post · The Hindu · BBC · Reuters · The Guardian

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