Politico reported on October 16, 2026 that Trump has been asking friends what they think of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and floating possible replacements, including Stephen Miller, Steve Witkoff, Bill Pulte, Kevin McCarthy and New York Yankees president Randy Levine. Trump called the reporting fake news. The discussion has since moved to McCarthy, who is lobbying for the job again, and to who Trump would actually pick and why.