A MaddowBlog commentary argues that after the midterms, President Donald Trump learned all the wrong lessons, replacing chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller — whom the writer calls the embodiment of Trump's worst instincts — despite having said weeks earlier there was "Zero chance" of it. It forecasts that with Trump absorbed by renovations, Miller will functionally oversee the executive branch until January 2029, while Senator Jack Reed, calling Miller an extremist, is likely to chair the Senate Armed Services Committee.