Miles Taylor is an American former government official in the George W. Bush and Trump administrations, best known for his previously anonymous criticisms of Donald Trump. He was a Trump administration appointee who served in the United States Department of Homeland Security from 2017 to 2019, including as chief of staff of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during the tenure of Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan. He was first recruited into the department by former DHS Secretary and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly as his senior advisor.