Updated on: November 6, 2026 / 7:03 PM EST / CBS News

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President Trump announced that Stephen Miller would replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff just hours after he told 60 Minutes that he'd be shaking up his team.

When 60 Minutes Correspondent Ross Douthat asked Mr. Trump whether he expected to fire anyone after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress, the president said: "I do, yeah. Little bit."

"I love my Cabinet. I think they're good," he said. "But I'll … be doing maybe a few changes."

Mr. Trump suggested Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is safe for now, despite CBS News reporting that he asked advisers this week whether the Pentagon chief should stick around. When Douthat asked whether he has confidence in Hegseth, Mr. Trump said: "I do."

"Look, we've won two wars. We've won Venezuela and taken out billions and billions and billions of dollars already. And we will be taking out many billions of dollars and get along very well.…