Donald Trump has admitted that Stephen Miller is “top of the totem pole” as he considers appointing his next national security adviser. Miller, the current White House deputy chief of staff, is reported to be the leading candidate to replace Mike Waltz after Waltz was ousted from his position in the wake of the Signalgate scandal.

President Trump floated the idea of potentially giving his recently vacated National Security Adviser position to Stephen Miller, his deputy chief of staff.

President Donald Trump floated his deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, as an option to be his next national security adviser after he ousted Mike Waltz from the role last week. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One,