Stephen Miller

Stephen Miller
Miller in 2025
12th United States Homeland Security Advisor
Assumed office
January 20, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byElizabeth Sherwood-Randall
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
Assumed office
January 20, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Chief of StaffSusie Wiles
Preceded byBruce Reed
Senior Advisor to the President
In office
January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021
Serving with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byBrian Deese
Valerie Jarrett
Shailagh Murray
Succeeded byMike Donilon
Cedric Richmond
White House Director of Speechwriting
In office
January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byCody Keenan
Succeeded byVinay Reddy
Personal details
Born (1985-08-23) August 23, 1985 (age 41)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2020)​
Children3
EducationDuke University (BA)

Stephen Miller (born August 23, 1985) is an American far-right activist and politician who has been the 12th United States Homeland Security Advisor since 2025. He was a senior advisor for policy for President Trump during his first administration. Before, he served as the communications director for then-Senator Jeff Sessions. He was also a press secretary to Republican Representatives Michele Bachmann and John Shadegg.

As a speechwriter for Trump, Miller helped write Trump's inaugural address.

On October 6, 2020, Miller tested positive for COVID-19.

In November 2024, CNN reported that Miller would serve as Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy and United States Homeland Security Advisor in his second term.

References

  1. ↑ Kranz, Michal (January 22, 2018). "How a 32-year-old far right darling became the man who writes Trump's biggest speeches — and the one person people keep blaming for the shutdown". Business Insider. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ Thrush, Glenn; Steinhauer, Jennifer (February 11, 2017). "Stephen Miller Is a 'True Believer' Behind Core Trump Policies". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ May, Charlie (January 21, 2018). "Lindsey Graham slams Stephen Miller, says "White House staff has been pretty unreliable"". Salon.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ Wolff, Michael (2018). Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. Henry Holt and Co. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-1250158062.
  5. ↑ "Stephen Miller: How much influence does he have on Trump?". BBC. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ Dawsey, Josh; Johnson, Eliana (April 13, 2017). "Trump's got a new favorite Steve". Politico. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Who is Stephen Miller, the Jewish adviser behind Trump's 'American Carnage'?". Haaretz. January 31, 2017. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ Collins, Kaitlan. "Top White House aide Stephen Miller tests positive for Covid-19". CNN. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  9. ↑ Treene, Alayna (November 11, 2024). "Trump expected to announce Stephen Miller as White House deputy chief of staff for policy". CNN. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

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