Top White House aide quits before Trump can fire her… as mass exodus hits MAGA world under Stephen Miller's new reign

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A major leadership transition at the White House has triggered a flurry of departures.

Published: 19:35 GMT, 11 November 2026 | Updated: 19:47 GMT, 11 November 2026

A top White House official has quit as Donald Trump’s replacement of Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff sparked an exodus.

When asked by reporters about the sudden shift in Oval Office leadership, Trump offered a succinct explanation: 'Sometimes you change.'

Miller's appointment immediately prompted key personnel changes across the administration, including top White House roles.

Besides Bauer, Deputy Chief of Staff Richard Walters also resigned from his White House role.

So far, at least six people have left their posts across the administration.

The first, was Harmeet Dhillon. She resigned as the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, becoming the first senior Trump administration official to quit after the midterm elections democratic victory. Dhillon said she asked to resign weeks earlier, but was asked to stay on until after the elections.

Dhillon, a former Republican Party official and lawyer for Trump's campaign, was tapped by the president to serve in the role after his election in 2024.

Three other Justice Department officials resigned shortly after, including the assistant attorney general for national security, John Eisenberg, Jason Reding Quinones, a key federal prosecutor behind many large cases during the first two years of the second Trump administration; and assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, who was the head of the Justice Department's Civil Division.

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