Stephen Miller Memo Gives 15 Cabinet Secretaries Messaging Control, Ending Wiles' White House Grip
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 11
Stephen Miller Memo Gives 15 Cabinet Secretaries Messaging Control, Ending Wiles' White House Grip
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 11
Summary
A memo sent after Stephen Miller took over as chief of staff on Monday shifts communications authority to Cabinet leaders, casting each secretary as the main communicator for his or her department.
The document also renames the White House Cabinet Secretary role as Director of Cabinet Relations, framing the change as support for agencies rather than centralized message control from the West Wing.
Sources familiar with administration operations said the move unwinds Susie Wiles' tightly managed system, which they described as prescriptive and backed by threats of political blame for off-script remarks.
The memo extends beyond messaging, putting presidential scheduling under deputy director of outer oval operations Chamberlain Harris and confirming Caleb Orr as chief of staff for policy.
The reorganization signals Miller's broader effort to impose a clearer chain of command and reduce overlapping policy portfolios across Trump's White House.