U.S. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller walks before speaking to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy and President Donald Trump's Homeland Security Advisor, just won't get off the phone, according to a new report.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday night that Trump 2.0 has Miller's fingerprints all over it, with Miller "emerg[ing] as a singular figure in the second Trump administration, wielding more power than almost any other White House staffer in recent memory—and eager to circumvent legal limitations on his agenda."
Miller has drafted or edited each of Trump's signed executive orders, according to the report, giving him considerable influence over Trump's second term. This comes after the president refused to give him a leading role at the Department of Homeland Security, reportedly telling aides he didn't see Miller as leadership material, according to the report.
Also of note — Miller appears to be getting under the skin of GOP aides on Capitol Hill who say they can't get him off the phone.
"Congressional aides fielded lengthy calls from Miller about illegal immigration, often without any specific requests. One likened him to a grandmother who wouldn’t stop talking and said his calls were akin to listening to a podcast. Others said he would call to scold aides about how they had framed a social-media post on a particular issue or criticizing the way they had worded a press release," the Journal reported.