Katie Miller

Some Lesser Known Facts About Katie Miller

• Katie Miller grew up in Weston, Florida.

  

• While studying at the University of Florida, Katie was involved with the Unite Party, a major student political group on campus. She once took several copies of the campus newspaper to stop others from seeing a front-page endorsement of a rival candidate.

• Katie worked as an intern for Representative Paul Cook of California from November 2013 to February 2014.

• In 2014, she worked as a Press Assistant for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

• She served as Press Secretary for Senator Steve Daines of Montana from January 2015 to November 2017.

  

• Katie served as Deputy Press Secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen from November 2017 to February 2019.

• As Deputy Press Secretary, Katie denied that DHS was separating families under Trump’s 2018 “zero tolerance” policy, which resulted in thousands of children being taken from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.

• In February 2019, she became the Communications Director for Senator Martha McSally of Arizona and served in the position until September that year.

• On 1 October 2019, Katie became the Press Secretary for Vice President Mike Pence and served in that role until June 2020.

  

• In June 2020, she was appointed as Communications Director to Vice President Mike Pence and held the position until January 2021.

• Katie shares a close bond with Donald Trump, who attended her wedding to political advisorStephen Miller on 16 February 2020, at the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C. Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, a senior U.S. Embassy advisor, officiated the ceremony.

  

• Katie worked as a Principal at Pathway Public Affairs from September 2023 to January 2025.

• She served as the spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency from January to May 2025. The department was headed by Elon Musk.

  

• In February 2025, she became a member of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board under Donald Trump.

  

• On 29 May 2025, CBS News reported that Katie Miller left the Trump White House to join Elon Musk full-time. She stepped away soon after, as Musk cut ties with her husband following a dispute with the administration.

• Katie is an avid traveller and often shares her travel experiences on social media.

  

• She consumes alcohol occasionally.