Richard Walters Leaves White House
Deputy chief of staff Richard Walters departed ahead of Stephen Miller's takeover.
November 8, 2026 · Updated 9:00pm ET
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What happened
- White House deputy chief of staff Richard WaltersRichard WaltersAmerican political advisor has left his job ahead of Stephen Miller
Stephen MillerAmerican political advisor and Trump administration official (born 1985)’s takeover as President Donald Trump’s chief of staff. - Walters was a longtime ally of outgoing chief of staff Susie Wiles
Susie WilesChief of Staff to President of the United States, who Trump said would move to his political operation. - Miller called Walters an “invaluable member” of the White House and said he would continue helping the administration from outside government.
- The staffing changes followed Republican election losses that gave Democrats control of the House and Senate.
- Miller is scheduled to take over Monday, November 9, and is expected to assemble his own leadership team.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets focused on Katie Miller ending her podcast as her husband became chief of staff. The Washington Post highlighted Katie Miller’s explanation that “the time commitment is too great”; the Daily Beast took a mocking tone, calling it a “struggling podcast” and her a “wannabe conservative influencer.”
How the right told it
Right-leaning outlets largely framed Walters’s departure as part of the leadership change under Miller. Fox News and The Gateway Pundit emphasized Walters’s ties to Wiles and carried Miller’s praise of him as an “invaluable member.” Just the News described an early departure in an expected senior-staff shake-up.
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