Trump Announces Chief of Staff Personnel Changes, Says “Small Strike” Conducted Against Iran

According to JIN10 Data, Trump announced several personnel and policy moves within the past 24 hours: White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller will be promoted to Chief of Staff on November 9, succeeding current Chief of Staff Susie Wiles; Wiles, in turn, will join Trump’s political action team. In response to the Republican Party’s midterm election losses, Trump explicitly stated he will continue raising political funds to rebuild his political influence. On Iran, he revealed that U.S. officials are maintaining communications with Iranian counterparts and confirmed a “small strike” had been carried out against a minor Iranian air-defense system. Two U.S. officials told media outlets that senior advisors have assessed the window for launching a large-scale military operation against Iran is rapidly closing—urging that any such action be completed before the new Democratic-majority Congress is formally sworn in next January. Additionally, Trump emphasized he is “100% supportive of ‘Superintelligence’ (SI).” Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Energy confirmed the White House Science and Technology Council meeting—whose members include representatives from NVIDIA—has been postponed.