NEW YORK, NY — President-Elect Donald Trump announced yesterday that Stephen Miller, former staffer for Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), will serve as the next Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President for Policy.
“Stephen played a central and wide-ranging role in our primary and general election campaign,” President-Elect Trump said. “He is deeply committed to the America First agenda, and understands the policies and actions necessary to put that agenda into effect. He is a strong advocate for protecting American workers, and will fulfill a crucial role in my Administration as my senior advisor on matters of policy.”
Miller has been Trump National Policy Director since January of 2016. In addition to that role, he also served as Trump’s top speechwriter before filling the same roles on the President-Elect’s transition team.
“I am deeply honored for the opportunity to serve the President-elect, and to focus efforts to develop critical policies that serve the national interest,” Miller said. “A Trump administration will focus unremittingly on the safety, security and economic well being of working Americans.”
During his time advising members of Congress, Miller played a role in several key policy debates and served in senior leadership roles on both the Senate Budget Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee.
His former boss, Sen. Sessions, had nothing but good things to say about Trump’s selection. “Stephen Miller is the best person President-elect Donald Trump could have chosen to be his senior advisor for policy,” Sessions said. “He has understood the Trump Movement from the beginning and has a unique understanding of the very real and honest concerns of the American people.”
Sessions and Miller will likely reunite in the White House, as Sessions – pending Senate confirmation – will be the next U.S. Attorney General.
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