House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) called Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, a “stone-cold racist” whom he had “zero interest in working with.”
“His track record speaks for itself,” Jeffries said at a news conference Monday, after he was asked whether Miller could be a viable partner for Democrats.
Jeffries is all but certain to become House speaker in January, when Democrats will face a balancing act between confrontation and compromise with Trump, after winning House and Senate majorities on the back of a campaign in which they pledged to tackle affordability.
While journalists have noted that Jeffries did communicate with Miller’s predecessor, Susie Wiles, Jeffries has emphasized that that is “not going to happen with this new chief of staff.”
Miller “oversaw the Administration’s efforts to achieve the most secure border in history,” White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said. “Stephen Miller’s dedication to making our country safer and wealthier will continue in his new role.”
Miller, 41, has been behind several of the Trump administration’s most controversial policies, including its immigration crackdown.
Miller’s appointment drew swift condemnation from Democratic leaders and House Republican Marlin Stutzman of Indiana, and was seen as a signal that Trump was preparing to double down on some of his most controversial policies despite Democrats’ victory in the midterm elections.
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