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Jeffries Says Democrats Won’t Work With Incoming Chief of Staff Stephen Miller
Jeffries called Miller an awful choice and said Democrats will use their new congressional majorities as a firewall against Trump policies.
- On Sunday, Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ruled out working with incoming White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, declaring that cooperation with him is "not going to happen."
- President Donald Trump announced Friday that Miller would replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff, elevating the architect of the administration's aggressive immigration agenda to the top staff role.
- During an appearance on ABC's "This Week," Jeffries denounced Miller as a "dangerous xenophobe," accusing him of directing a "violent mass deportation machine" that brutalized American citizens including Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good.
- Following midterm victories, Democrats vowed to maintain a "firewall" in Congress against the administration, with Jeffries arguing that voters rejected "that kind of MAGA extremism" across House, Senate, and state races.
- Despite the sharp rejection of Miller, Jeffries signaled that Democrats remain open to negotiating with Trump on other legislative priorities, noting Trump's stated openness to deals in a 60 Minutes interview scheduled for Sunday night.
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The confrontation has intensified as the Democratic Party declared it would refuse cooperation following President Trump's appointment of Stephen Miller as Chief of Staff. The Democrats threatened investigations into close aides and impeachment, while the Department of Justice viewed this as a threat and indicated legal protection. Conflict between the two sides is expected to escalate after the opening of the next Congress.
Democrats balked at Miller's appointment as White House chief of staff, Trump will have a hard time. The politician Oleg Tsarev writes about this in his telegram channel.
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