Jeffries Says Democrats Won't Work With Stephen Miller, Trump's Chief of Staff Pick Since Nov. 6
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Nov 8
Jeffries Says Democrats Won't Work With Stephen Miller, Trump's Chief of Staff Pick Since Nov. 6
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Nov 8
Summary
Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats will not work with Stephen Miller when he becomes Donald Trump's chief of staff on Nov. 9, calling the appointment “an awful choice” and “irresponsible.”
Stephen Miller, tapped on Nov. 6 to replace Susie Wiles, has been one of Trump's longest-serving advisers and the chief architect of the administration's anti-immigration crackdown.
Jeffries, likely to become House speaker when Democrats take the majority in January, said his party will form a congressional “firewall” against what he called MAGA extremism.
Pete Hegseth also drew Jeffries' fire: he said an impeachment vote against the defense secretary could come as early as this week and would have strong Democratic backing.
The clash points to a harder line from Democrats after the Nov. 3 midterms, with Miller's elevation and the Iran war fight set to deepen confrontation with the Trump administration.
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