🗞️ Story file #1539
Trump appoints Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff
Nov 6, 2 PM ET to Nov 7, 10 AM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean
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- Nov 6, 2 PM ETfirst on TV: MSNOW
- Nov 6, 2 PM ETfirst on a front page: ABC News
- Nov 6, 3 PM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
- Nov 7, 4 AM ETretold online by 14 people
- Nov 7, 6 AM ETpeak: on 65 front pages
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💬 Quoted
- “In disbelief”2
- “absolute loyalty”1
- “dangerous”1
- “to go very badly”1
- “Megalomaniac”1
- “more clear than ever”1
- “clear message”1
- “MVP”1
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✏️ 37 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
- ABC News (2 wordings): “Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles out” → “Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles out, Stephen Miller will replace her”
- BBC (4 wordings): “Trump names Stephen Miller as new chief of staff” → “With Stephen Miller pick, Trump readies for a battle”
- Breitbart (5 wordings): “Miller Time: Stephen New Chief of Staff Wiles Out in Post-Election Shake-up” → “Democrats Explode! Pledge Lawfare Against Stephen Miller After Promotion to WH Chief of Staff”
- CBS News (3 wordings): “Trump installs Stephen Miller as chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles” → “What Stephen Miller has pushed for while in Trump administration”
- CNN (5 wordings): “Breaking News Stephen Miller will become White House chief of staff, Trump announces The move comes three days after Republicans suffered catastrophic losses in the midterm elections” → “How Trump’s most controversial adviser rose to chief of staff Stephen Miller's elevation sends an unmistakable message: Trump is doubling down”
- Financial Times (3 wordings): “Trump to replace Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff” → “Trump taps immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as chief of staff”
- Fox News (4 wordings): “Trump taps Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles” → “Republican lawmakers left in 'disbelief' after Trump names Stephen Miller chief of staff”
- Just the News (2 wordings): “Trump names Stephen Miller as next chief of staff, starting Monday” → “You Vote: With Stephen Miller replacing Susie Wiles as WH Chief of Staff, what will be the impact?”
- Mediaite (4 wordings): “BREAKING: Trump Reveals Susie Wiles is OUT as WH Chief of Staff — And Stephen Miller is IN” → “Trump Reveals Susie Wiles is OUT as WH Chief of Staff — And Stephen Miller is IN”
- NBC News (2 wordings): “Trump names Stephen Miller his new chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles” → “Trump names Stephen Miller his new chief of staff”
- New York Magazine (4 wordings): “Trump Is Making Stephen Miller His Chief of Staff: Live Updates Here are the latest post-midterms developments.” → “Stephen Miller’s Promotion Is a Chilling Sign for Final Trump Years”
- New York Post (8 wordings): “President Trump on Friday announced that he was replacing Susie Wiles as his chief of staff with his longtime adviser Stephen Miller following Republicans’ landslide midterm election loss.” → “New White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller pledged his “absolute loyalty” and “unwavering commitment” to President Trump and the country hours after being named to the powerful post.”
- New York Times (3 wordings): “What to Know About Stephen Miller, Trump’s New Chief of Staff” → “In Elevating Stephen Miller, Trump Doubles Down on Hard-Line Agenda”
- Newsmax (4 wordings): “Trump Replaces Wiles With Stephen Miller as Chief of Staff” → “Miller's Rise: From Immigration Adviser to Trump's Top Aide”
- Newsweek (4 wordings): “Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff” → “Trump’s White House Staffer Shake-Up: Who Could Be Next to Go After Wiles?”
- One America News Network (2 wordings): “Susie Wiles departs WH Chief of Staff role, calls serving Trump an ‘Honor’” → “Trump: Stephen Miller to become new WH Chief of Staff”
- PBS NewsHour (3 wordings): “Trump names Stephen Miller his next chief of staff after major Republican midterm losses” → “What Trump picking Stephen Miller for chief of staff signals about his agenda”
- Raw Story (3 wordings): “Trump dumps Susie Wiles and hands the White House to Stephen Miller after midterm rout” → “'In disbelief’: Trump sparks shock inside DHS with Stephen Miller promotion”
- Red State (4 wordings): “BREAKING Big News: Susie Wiles Out As WH Chief of Staff (Updated)” → “Clues Emerge on Why Trump Tapped Stephen Miller As New White House Chief of Staff”
- Reuters (5 wordings): “Trump promotes Stephen Miller to post of chief of staff” → “Before his promotion, Stephen Miller designed Trump's immigration crackdown”
- Star Tribune (2 wordings): “Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff after GOP's midterm defeat” → “Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as Trump's White House chief of staff after GOP's midterm defeat”
- Tampa Bay Times (2 wordings): “Florida veteran politico Susie Wiles exiting Trump White House • News comment” → “Florida veteran politico Susie Wiles exiting Trump White House”
- The Bulwark (2 wordings): “Sam Stein BREAKING: Trump Picks Stephen Miller to Replace Susie Wiles as Chief of Staff A recording from The Bulwark’s live video” → “BREAKING: Trump Picks Stephen Miller to Replace Susie Wiles as Chief of Staff”
- The Daily Beast (3 wordings): “Trump Fires Susie Wiles and Promotes Reviled Aide in White House Purge” → “Stephen Miller Goes Full Sycophant in Bonkers Trump Tribute”
- The Daily Wire (2 wordings): “Susie Wiles Out, Stephen Miller In As White House Chief Of Staff” → “‘He Gets It’: Trump Reveals Why Stephen Miller Is His Man For Chief Of Staff Job”
- The Epoch Times (2 wordings): “Trump Names Stephen Miller to Replace Susie Wiles as Chief of Staff” → “Trump Appoints Stephen Miller as New Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles Resigns; October Jobs Report Smashes Expectations”
- The Gateway Pundit (4 wordings): “BREAKING: Susie Wiles OUT as Trump Chief of Staff – Stephen Miller to Take on Role” → “Susie Wiles OUT as Trump Chief of Staff – Stephen Miller to Take on Role”
- The Guardian (3 wordings): “Democrats blast Trump’s decision to appoint Stephen Miller as chief of staff in wake of Republican midterm rout” → “Trump faces criticism for ‘dangerous’ Stephen Miller appointment as White House chief of staff”
- The Hill (3 wordings): “Former Trump staffer calls for Wiles to resign over midterm wipeout” → “Trump sends ‘clear message’ to Democrats with Miller promotion”
- The Independent (2 wordings): “Trump axes chief of staff Susie Wiles for Stephen Miller after resounding midterms defeat” → “Trump axes chief of staff Susie Wiles for Stephen Miller”
- The National Pulse (2 wordings): “BREAKING: Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as Trump’s Chief of Staff.” → “Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as Trump’s Chief of Staff.”
- The Sun (2 wordings): “MILLER TIME Trump's post-midterms purge begins as he ousts Susie Wiles & installs ICE raid architect Stephen Miller as chief of staff” → “MILLER TIME Trump's post-midterms purge begins as he axes chief of staff Susie Wiles”
- The Washington Post (3 wordings): “Trump names Stephen Miller new White House chief of staff” → “Stephen Miller is named new White House chief of staff as Susie Wiles departs - The Washington Post”
- Townhall (3 wordings): “Trump Announces a New White House Chief of Staff” → “Why Stephen Miller Replaced Susie Wiles As White House Chief of Staff”
- USA Today (2 wordings): “Trump taps Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff” → “In elevating Stephen Miller, Trump taps anti-immigration champion”
- Washington Examiner (2 wordings): “Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff” → “Trump signals no retreat from MAGA agenda with Stephen Miller promotion”
- Yahoo News (4 wordings): “Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff” → “Trump’s elevation of Stephen Miller a middle finger to millions of voters”
📰 Every outlet's headline 65left to right by AllSides rating
- Alternet🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Likely 'to go very badly': Critics gobsmacked as Miller becomes chief of staff
- HuffPost🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Stephen Miller Will Replace Susie Wiles As Trump's Chief Of Staff
- Mother Jones🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Hell on Earth: Stephen Miller Is Trump’s New Chief of Staff
- New York Magazine🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump Is Making Stephen Miller His Chief of Staff: Live Updates Here are the latest post-midterms developments.
- Raw Story🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump dumps Susie Wiles and hands the White House to Stephen Miller after midterm rout
- Rolling Stone🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump's First Big Post-Midterms Move Is Promoting Stephen Miller
- The Atlantic🕒 Nov 6, 5 PM ET
Trump Doubles Down With Miller
- The Bulwark🕒 Nov 6, 5 PM ET
Sam Stein BREAKING: Trump Picks Stephen Miller to Replace Susie Wiles as Chief of Staff A recording from The Bulwark’s live video
- The Daily Beast🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump Fires Susie Wiles and Promotes Reviled Aide in White House Purge
- The Daily Kos🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Stephen Miller, Trump’s top bigot, gets a big promotion
- The Guardian🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Democrats blast Trump’s decision to appoint Stephen Miller as chief of staff in wake of Republican midterm rout
- The New Republic🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump Promotes Stephen Miller as He Doubles Down on Extreme Agenda
- ABC News🕒 Nov 6, 2 PM ET
Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles out
- Axios🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump replaces chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller
- CBS News🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump installs Stephen Miller as chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles
- CNN🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Breaking News Stephen Miller will become White House chief of staff, Trump announces The move comes three days after Republicans suffered catastrophic losses in the midterm elections
- Los Angeles Times🕒 Nov 6, 4 PM ET
Trump taps Stephen Miller as chief of staff, doubling down after midterm rout
- Mediaite🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
BREAKING: Trump Reveals Susie Wiles is OUT as WH Chief of Staff — And Stephen Miller is IN
- NBC News🕒 Nov 6, 2 PM ET
Trump names Stephen Miller his new chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles
- NPR🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as Trump's chief of staff
- New York Times🕒 Nov 6, 7 PM ET
What to Know About Stephen Miller, Trump’s New Chief of Staff
- PBS NewsHour🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump names Stephen Miller his next chief of staff after major Republican midterm losses
- Politico🕒 Nov 6, 6 PM ET
Stephen Miller’s rise to chief of staff indicates Trump isn’t ready to move on
- Semafor🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump elevates Stephen Miller after midterms disaster
- Star Tribune🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff after GOP's midterm defeat
- The Independent🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump axes chief of staff Susie Wiles for Stephen Miller after resounding midterms defeat
- The Washington Post🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump names Stephen Miller new White House chief of staff
- Time🕒 Nov 6, 4 PM ET
Stephen Miller to Be Trump's New Chief of Staff, Replacing Susie Wiles
- USA Today🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump taps Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff
- Yahoo News🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff
- BBC🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump names Stephen Miller as new chief of staff
- Bloomberg🕒 Nov 6, 2 PM ET
Trump Taps Stephen Miller to Replace Wiles as Chief of Staff
- Chicago Tribune🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
President Donald Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff after GOP’s midterm defeat
- Financial Times🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET Trump to replace Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff
- Forbes🕒 Nov 6, 4 PM ET
Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles As White House Chief Of Staff
- News Nation🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Who is Stephen Miller, Trump's incoming White House chief of staff?
- Newsweek🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff
- Reason🕒 Nov 6, 5 PM ET
As Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller Will Reinforce Trump's Worst Instincts
- Reuters🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump promotes Stephen Miller to post of chief of staff
- Scripps News🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump names Stephen Miller chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles
- Tampa Bay Times🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Florida veteran politico Susie Wiles exiting Trump White House • News comment
- The Hill🕒 Nov 5, 6 PM ET
Former Trump staffer calls for Wiles to resign over midterm wipeout
- Just the News🕒 Nov 6, 2 PM ET
Trump names Stephen Miller as next chief of staff, starting Monday
- The American Conservative🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump Names Stephen Miller New Chief of Staff
- The Epoch Times🕒 Nov 6, 4 PM ET
Trump Names Stephen Miller to Replace Susie Wiles as Chief of Staff
- The Sun🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
MILLER TIME Trump's post-midterms purge begins as he ousts Susie Wiles & installs ICE raid architect Stephen Miller as chief of staff
- The Washington Times🕒 Nov 6, 4 PM ET
Susie Wiles out as Trump's chief of staff, replaced by Stephen Miller
- Washington Examiner🕒 Nov 6, 4 PM ET
Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff
- Breitbart🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Miller Time: Stephen New Chief of Staff Wiles Out in Post-Election Shake-up
- Fox News🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump taps Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles
- New York Post🕒 Nov 6, 2 PM ET
President Trump on Friday announced that he was replacing Susie Wiles as his chief of staff with his longtime adviser Stephen Miller following Republicans’ landslide midterm election loss.
- Newsmax🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump Replaces Wiles With Stephen Miller as Chief of Staff
- OAN🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Susie Wiles departs WH Chief of Staff role, calls serving Trump an ‘Honor’
- PJ Media🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
BREAKING: Susie Wiles Out as Chief of Staff, Trump Names Replacement
- Red State🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
BREAKING Big News: Susie Wiles Out As WH Chief of Staff (Updated)
- The Daily Caller🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump Taps Top Immigration Adviser As New Chief Of Staff
- The Daily Signal🕒 Nov 6, 2 PM ET
BREAKING: Trump Picks New Chief of Staff
- The Daily Wire🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Susie Wiles Out, Stephen Miller In As White House Chief Of Staff
- The Federalist🕒 Nov 6, 5 PM ET
Stephen Miller To Take Over As White House Chief Of Staff
- The Gateway Pundit🕒 Nov 6, 2 PM ET
BREAKING: Susie Wiles OUT as Trump Chief of Staff – Stephen Miller to Take on Role
- The National Pulse🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
BREAKING: Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as Trump’s Chief of Staff.
- The Post Millennial🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
BREAKING: Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as Trump's chief of staff
- The Western Journal🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Breaking: Susie Wiles Out as Trump's Chief of Staff, Replacement Named
- Townhall🕒 Nov 6, 3 PM ET
Trump Announces a New White House Chief of Staff
- Zeteo🕒 Nov 6, 4 PM ET
BREAKING: Trump Names Stephen Miller as Chief of Staff
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- The Chief of Staff is a civil officer liable to impeachment. Nov 7: told by 7 people
- Miller is a Nazi and a genuine believer in the tenets of National Socialism. Nov 7: told by 7 people
On Folklore: the latest in full, with their motifs and who is telling them.
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