Miller controls the route to Trump, Simon Marks tells LBC
James O'Brien's discussion with LBC's Washington correspondent focuses on the power accompanying Stephen Miller's promotion after Republican midterm losses.
Why this story? One of LBC's most watched videos since yesterday, with 402,503 views.
Stephen Miller: Trump's 'fascist' chief of staff
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- 0:13Marks describes Miller's promotion as giving Trump's policy ideologue control over access to the president.
- 3:10Marks discusses critics' descriptions of Miller and Jeffries's demand for his dismissal.
- 4:32The discussion turns to Massie's impeachment move against Hegseth and anticipated congressional scrutiny.
- 7:10Marks examines reports that Trump's press secretary suggestion involved confusion between two people named Dana White.
- 9:21A 60 Minutes excerpt shows Douthat questioning Trump about an increase in his net worth.
"You want to see Donald Trump, you got to get past Stephen Miller." That is Simon Marks's explanation of what the new White House chief of staff's position means in practice, in a discussion with James O'Brien on LBC.
The segment adds a question of access to the debate over Miller's appointment: alongside shaping policy, he will occupy the office through which people seeking the president's attention must pass. LBC reports that Trump announced Miller would replace Susie Wiles following Republican losses in the midterm elections.
Marks describes Miller as Trump's chief ideologue and an architect of hardline deportation policies. Miller's association with the president predates this promotion: he served as a senior adviser and White House speechwriting director during Trump's first administration.
The discussion is sharply critical. O'Brien describes Miller as a white nationalist; Marks says Miller's critics call him a fascist. Those are the speakers' characterisations, not findings established by the segment. Marks also discusses Hakeem Jeffries's demand for Miller's dismissal.
The video drew about 403,000 views since yesterday. Beyond Miller, it broadens into the pressures facing Trump's administration, including Thomas Massie's impeachment move against Pete Hegseth and questions about personal enrichment in Trump's 60 Minutes interview with Ross Douthat.
White House chief of staff since 2026 and homeland security adviser since 2025. He previously served as Trump's senior adviser and speechwriting director during his first administration.
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Whom does Miller replace as White House chief of staff in LBC's report?
LBC reports that Trump announced Miller would replace Susie Wiles after the midterm elections.


