{"id":2577471,"date":"2026-03-08T16:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tillis-says-stephen-miller-should-leave-trump-administration\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T16:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:27:39","slug":"tillis-says-stephen-miller-should-leave-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tillis-says-stephen-miller-should-leave-trump-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Tillis says Stephen Miller should leave Trump administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftillis-says-stephen-miller-should-leave-trump-administration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2577471&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) says deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller is a \u201cbig problem\u201d for the Trump administration as it pursues border security.He applauds the president\u2019s removal of Kristi noem from DHS leadership and hopes Sen. Markwayne Mullin can fix what\u2019s broken at the department. Tillis argues Miller has outsized influence over cabinet operations and should leave the administration, suggesting Mullin would push him to stay in his lanes if he becomes DHS secretary. The piece notes that trump has replaced Noem with McMillen and that Mullin has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-star-comes-under-fire-for-getting-baptized-one-day-and-messing-with-tarot-cards-the-next\/\" title=\"Hollywood Star Faces Backlash for Baptism Followed by Tarot Card Play\">voiced enthusiasm<\/a> for the DHS role; if confirmed,Mullin\u2019s Senate seat would trigger a 2026 special election. Additionally, noem has been given a new role as special envoy to the \u201cShield of the Americas,\u201d a position she describes as defending sovereignty and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >promoting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nation-building-101\/\" title=\"Nation-Building 101\">economic prosperity<\/a><\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tillis says Stephen Miller and his &lsquo;outsized&rsquo; role should leave Trump administration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2525122\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thom-tillis\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"973\">Thom Tillis<\/a> (R-NC) said Sunday that deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller is a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wi-voter-turnout-proves-media-lied-about-voter-id\/\" title=\"WI Voter Turnout Proves Media Lied About Voter ID\">big problem&#038;rdquo<\/a>; for the Trump administration as it seeks to deliver on border security.<\/p>\n<p>Tillis said he is glad President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4484695\/trump-wont-sign-other-bills-save-america-act\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> &ldquo;moved on&rdquo; from Kristi Noem&rsquo;s leadership at the Department of Homeland Security, expressing hope that his &ldquo;friend&rdquo; Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4482262\/roundup-markwayne-mullins-arguments-in-congress\/\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a> (R-OK) can &ldquo;fix what&rsquo;s broken&rdquo; at DHS. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4484699\/graham-us-marching-through-the-world-cuba-iran\/\">Graham says US &#8216;marching through the world&#8217; with Cuba next: &#8216;Stay tuned&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4476928\/congress-attempts-a-39-billion-return-to-the-public\/\">Congress attempts a $39 billion return to the public<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4482788\/democratic-divisions-funding-trump-iran-war\/\">Democratic divisions brew over funding Trump&rsquo;s Iran war: &#8216;Going to be a need&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>This comes after Trump removed Kristi Noem from her role as DHS secretary and appointed McMillen to fill the position.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4483354\/dhs-government-shutdown-insane-situation-byron-york\/\"><strong>DHS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS &lsquo;AN INSANE SITUATION&rsquo;: BYRON YORK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tillis, a vocal critic of Noem&rsquo;s leadership, added that if the Mullin &ldquo;I know in the Senate&rdquo; goes on to the DHS, then Mullin will tell Miller to &ldquo;stay in his lanes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The senator said he thinks Miller is &ldquo;out of his depth&rdquo; and that &ldquo;of course&rdquo; Miller should leave the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not only does Stephen really want to just paint a picture, he&lsquo;s not worried about substance; he&lsquo;s more worried about form, but I also think that he has an outsized influence over the operations of the cabinet,&rdquo; Tillis said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>  &ldquo;And I believe we&lsquo;ve got qualified cabinet members there that sometimes are doing less than what they want to because of his direction and his outsized influence. He&lsquo;s a big problem in this administration. He has been from the beginning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3416222&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=1831d58e99bfe5f25835d2d50f19a372\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tillis added that he believes Mullin will be &ldquo;driven by data&rdquo; in leading DHS, and Tillis is &ldquo;looking forward&rdquo; to helping DHS in aiding <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4484075\/gonzales-2026-race-exit-affair-house\/\">Republicans<\/a> &ldquo;seize&rdquo; on border security and deportations, two issues he said helped the party get elected.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4482850\/kristi-noem-baggage-markwayne-mullin-confirmation-fight\/\"><strong>KRISTI NOEM BAGGAGE BLEEDS INTO MARKWAYNE MULLIN CONFIRMATION FIGHT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4482209\/markwayne-mullin-excited-nomination-homeland-security-secretary\/\">Mullin expressed enthusiasm for his new role in the Trump administration<\/a> on Thursday, telling reporters he &ldquo;had to call my wife and call my dad&rdquo; over Trump&rsquo;s announcement. If he is confirmed for this position, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4482276\/what-happens-to-markwayne-mullin-senate-seat-dhs\/\">Oklahoma law would trigger a special election<\/a> during the 2026 midterm elections to fill the remainder of his Senate term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Noem will fill a new position as special envoy to the &ldquo;Shield of the Americas.&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4484614\/kristi-noem-migration-control-economic-sovereignty-shield-of-the-americas\/\">Noem said Saturday<\/a> that this group is intended to &ldquo;make sure that we&rsquo;re each defending our own sovereignty&rdquo; and build &ldquo;economic prosperity that blesses all of our people.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tillis: Miller&#8217;s outsized role should exit Trump admin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2577472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-5hcgkygh7-1772990950297-e1772999477512.jpg?1772985081&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6203,75372,7122,69735],"class_list":["post-2577471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gop","tag-stephen-miller-2","tag-tillis","tag-trump-administration-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-5hcgkygh7-1772990950297-e1772999477512.jpg?1772985081&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2577471"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577475,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577471\/revisions\/2577475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2577471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2577471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}