Month: May 2025

The wife of a top Trump confidant is leaving the White House to work for Elon Musk after her stint at DOGE.

Katie Miller – the wife of influential White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller – worked as spokeswoman and advisor for DOGE until this week when it was reported by CNN that she will be departing the cost-cutting group to work for Musk full-time.

At the start of President Donald Trump‘s second term she was, like Musk, a ‘Special Government Employee,’ which means her role at DOGE was always expected to come to an end and could not exceed 130 days.

The former DOGE spokeswoman will now reportedly help the billionaire owner of SpaceX and Tesla in setting up media interviews.  

Musk has done several interviews this week on a recent SpaceX rocket launch, possibly indicating that Miller could already be organizing the tech founder’s media schedule. 

Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Miller has been involved in Republican politics since at least 2014, when she worked at the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) as a spokesperson. 

After her stint there, she went on to work for Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and former Arizona Republican Martha McSally.

Following her work on Capitol Hill she served in the first Trump administration in a variety of different roles in communications and press, often interfacing with journalists.

Miller was a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security and later the communications director for Vice President Mike Pence. 

During the first administration on February 16, 2020, she married Stephen Miller, then a senior adviser to the president.

The pair were married at the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C., a hotel later sold by the president that is just blocks from the White House. 

They reportedly began dating shortly after she began with the vice president’s office, likely putting her in the same White House office working areas as her future husband.  

The two now share a daughter and two sons.  

The news that she will work with Musk comes days after Stephen Miller, 39, a key Trump aide for a decade, appeared to correct Musk in a post on X. 

After Musk called Trump’s ‘One big, beautiful bill’ a ‘disappointment,’ the deputy chief of staff wrote a lengthy statement explaining why it could not include DOGE cuts.

Musk officially quit his position as the head of DOGE this month and announced Wednesday he was stepping down from his role alongside Trump.

He is now set to dedicate more time to his private sector ventures.

‘I think I probably did spend a bit too much time on politics,’ Musk told Ars Technica this week.

‘It’s less than people would think, because the media is going to over-represent any political stuff, because political bones of contention get a lot of traction in the media.’

In addition to commenting on DOGE-related matters, Miller has been regularly posting about Musk’s work at Tesla and SpaceX. 

It is unclear if she will be working at one of Musk’s companies or through another venture.  

The wife of a top Trump confidant is leaving the White House to work for Elon Musk after her stint at DOGE.

Katie Miller – the wife of influential White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller – worked as spokeswoman and advisor for DOGE until this week when it was reported by CNN that she will be departing the cost-cutting group to work for Musk full-time.

At the start of President Donald Trump‘s second term she was, like Musk, a ‘Special Government Employee,’ which means her role at DOGE was always expected to come to an end and could not exceed 130 days.

The former DOGE spokeswoman will now reportedly help the billionaire owner of SpaceX and Tesla in setting up media interviews.  

Musk has done several interviews this week on a recent SpaceX rocket launch, possibly indicating that Miller could already be organizing the tech founder’s media schedule. 

Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Miller has been involved in Republican politics since at least 2014, when she worked at the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) as a spokesperson. 

After her stint there, she went on to work for Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and former Arizona Republican Martha McSally.

Following her work on Capitol Hill she served in the first Trump administration in a variety of different roles in communications and press, often interfacing with journalists.

Miller was a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security and later the communications director for Vice President Mike Pence. 

During the first administration on February 16, 2020, she married Stephen Miller, then a senior adviser to the president.

The pair were married at the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C., a hotel later sold by the president that is just blocks from the White House. 

They reportedly began dating shortly after she began with the vice president’s office, likely putting her in the same White House office working areas as her future husband.  

The two now share a daughter and two sons.  

The news that she will work with Musk comes days after Stephen Miller, 39, a key Trump aide for a decade, appeared to correct Musk in a post on X. 

After Musk called Trump’s ‘One big, beautiful bill’ a ‘disappointment,’ the deputy chief of staff wrote a lengthy statement explaining why it could not include DOGE cuts.

Musk officially quit his position as the head of DOGE this month and announced Wednesday he was stepping down from his role alongside Trump.

He is now set to dedicate more time to his private sector ventures.

‘I think I probably did spend a bit too much time on politics,’ Musk told Ars Technica this week.

‘It’s less than people would think, because the media is going to over-represent any political stuff, because political bones of contention get a lot of traction in the media.’

In addition to commenting on DOGE-related matters, Miller has been regularly posting about Musk’s work at Tesla and SpaceX. 

It is unclear if she will be working at one of Musk’s companies or through another venture.