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President Trump Announces 165,000 Jobs and Names Stephen Miller Chief of Staff in Departure Gaggle, November 6, 2026

November 6, 2026 · The White House · 0:02:06

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What happened

President Donald Trump took questions from reporters while departing the White House on November 6, 2026, according to the White House broadcast. Trump led with the latest jobs report, saying 165,000 new jobs had been announced, far above the 20,000 to 30,000 he said forecasters had expected, and he described the numbers as “many times higher than anticipated,” as stated in his remarks.

Trump also said the stock market had lost $3 trillion in value the previous day, which he attributed to “the vote,” while maintaining that the economy was otherwise doing well, according to his remarks.

On staffing, Trump confirmed a change at the top of the White House: Stephen Miller will be the new chief of staff, and Susie Wiles will move over to the political operation. Asked what changed after he had previously said there was zero chance Wiles would be replaced, Trump said he “just wanted to make a change,” praised Wiles’s work, and said Miller “has been with me from the beginning” and “will do a great job,” as stated in the exchange.

Trump also said the United States is talking with Iran and doing “very well” with Iran, saying no American soldier had been lost in six or seven months, according to his remarks.

Why it matters

The gaggle pairs a checkable economic claim — the 165,000 jobs figure against a much lower expectation — with a major West Wing personnel change, putting Stephen Miller in the chief of staff role and moving Susie Wiles to the political operation.

Scoreboard watch

Trump’s claim that 165,000 jobs were added, against expectations he put at 20,000 to 30,000, and his claim that the market lost $3 trillion in value in a day because of “the vote,” are specific, dated figures the scoreboard editor can check against the official jobs report and market records.

Sources: The White House, “President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Departure from the White House, Nov. 6, 2026”, 2026-11-06 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-11-06). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.