At 6:03 this evening, Donald Trump walked onto the stage at the Kennedy Space Center clapping for himself, then refused to move any further until his entire hype song finished playing. What followed was 27 minutes of disaster. He talked about being more unhappy if the country had gained three trillion dollars, claimed America invented almost everything worth mentioning, and interrupted a ceremony honoring astronauts to suggest that Marco Rubio and astronaut Frank Rubio must be related because they share a last name. He also made sure everyone understood that his party’s catastrophic midterm defeat had nothing to do with him. “I was not on the ballot,” he said. But the most dangerous thing Trump did today happened long before he stepped onto that stage. He announced that Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff on Monday, November 9.
This is an enormous transfer of power to the man behind the Muslim ban, ICE raids, and family separation. The Chief of Staff helps control who gets into the Oval Office, what information reaches the president, and which options are put in front of him. Miller will have that influence over decisions stretching far beyond immigration, from Iran to the economy, the courts, and the press. CNN reported that his influence had already expanded into broader domestic policy and executive authority. Now that power becomes official, while whatever guardrails Susie Wiles might have provided disappear. The endorsements describing this as a “wartime” choice tell us how some of Trump’s allies view the next two years. Meanwhile, three senior Justice Department officials have resigned in the three days since the election. As the incoming Congress prepares to investigate this administration, we will most likely see more officials heading for the exits.
No one elected Stephen Miller, and no one can vote him out of office. That is why the leaders we choose for the new Congress matter so much. We cannot afford another round of sweeping abuses under the rug in the name of moving forward. After January 6, this country had a chance to hold Trump accountable and failed at every turn. We need leaders willing to investigate relentlessly and use the power voters have just given them. Robert Garcia, who will become chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has already said Miller “should lawyer up.” This appointment will create great challenges, but Miller also brings weaknesses that Susie Wiles did not. He loves the spotlight, and his ego and incompetence can become liabilities under scrutiny. He may have been handed the keys to the White House, but he is about to face a Congress with the power to investigate him, expose what he is doing, and hold this administration accountable.
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This video is based on my written post, available HERE, and based on the events of 11-6-2026.
This commentary represents my personal opinions and analysis of matters of public concern, informed by publicly available information. Any references to individuals constitute opinion and commentary protected under the First Amendment.
Sources:
President Trump Delivers Remarks, Nov. 6, 2026: YouTube Video
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-miller-trump-chief-of-staff-susie-wiles/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/06/politics/stephen-miller-trump-susie-wiles
https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/06/politics/jason-reding-quinones-resigns-doj-grand-conspiracy-florida
https://www.npr.org/2026/11/05/g-s1-152080/head-of-justice-department-office-on-civil-rights-resigns
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/11/05/rubio-considering-resigning-report-says/
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/stephen-miller
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/joseph-goebbels-1
