Retiring North Carolina Republican Senator Thom Tillis is at it again. The same RINO who has spent months publicly attacking President Trump's most loyal and effective America First advisers just ran to CNN to blast the
president's decision to elevate Stephen Miller to White House Chief of Staff.
On Friday, President Trump announced that Miller, longtime Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, Homeland Security Adviser, and the architect of the administration's successful border shutdown and immigration enforcement agenda, will replace Susie Wiles as Chief of Staff starting Monday, November 9.
Wiles is moving to the Trump political operation. Trump called Miller "one of my most trusted advisors" and thanked Wiles for her service.
Tillis, appearing on CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper, called the choice the "worst of all possible choices."
He claimed Republicans "lost because we lost the narrative on the border, a success that the president should have been heralding by shutting off the border, ending the open borders policies of Biden."
He blamed "mismanagement of that policy and homeland security policy, which are the 2 majors that Stephen Miller has declared in his time in the White House," for losses among Hispanic voters.
He then labeled Miller "one of the most partisan, polarizing figures—and not only polarizing in terms of Republicans and Democrats, but even among Republicans," and asked how someone "as divisive" could serve as an "olive branch" to the new Democratic majorities.
Tillis added that he has criticized the president's advisers for bad advice, but "the president made this decision and the president needs to rethink it. It is a colossal mistake. And the last thing we need 72 hours after the ass whooping we got on Tuesday."
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GOP Senator Thom Tillis is very upset at Stephen Miller becoming the new WH Chief of Staff: "The worst of all possible choices! Republicans lost because we lost the narrative on the border. It is a colossal mistake!" pic.twitter.com/Zl7Ja82TmH
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) November 7, 2026
President Trump announced Friday that Miller, currently serving as deputy chief of staff, would replace Susie Wiles beginning Monday, November 9.
Miller has been one of Trump's closest political advisers for years and a principal architect of his immigration enforcement and mass deportation policies.
The White House confirmed the appointment in an official announcement, praising Miller's experience and commitment to the administration's agenda.
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