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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Richard Walters is leaving the Trump administration ahead of Stephen Miller’s move into the chief of staff role Monday, according to statements Walters and Miller issued Sunday.
Walters said in a statement that he would continue supporting the administration from outside the White House. Miller separately confirmed the departure, praising Walters’ work.
“Serving President Trump has been the honor of a lifetime and I will always be thankful to Susie Wiles for the opportunity,” Walters said in his statement. “Stephen is building an incredible and capable team to implement the President’s agenda and I look forward to being part of it from the outside.”
The departure comes as Miller prepares to replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff on Monday, November 9. Walters was a longtime political ally of Wiles, with a relationship extending back more than a decade.
The statements did not identify an effective departure date.
Miller called Walters an “invaluable member of the White House” in his statement and said he would continue to help the administration from outside. Neither statement described Walters’ next position.
Walters joined the White House in May. A veteran Republican operative, he previously served as chief of staff at the Republican National Committee and as executive director of Trump’s 2025 inaugural committee.
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