House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) declared Sunday that Democrats will not engage with Stephen Miller, President Trump’s newly appointed White House chief of staff, denouncing him as an extremist whose policies have led to violence.
Jeffries, poised to become Speaker of the House in January, slammed Miller’s promotion as “an awful choice” in an interview with ABC’s “This Week.” He accused Miller of fueling extremism and vowed to block any collaboration with the Trump administration under his leadership.
‘No Opportunity to Work With Him’
“There’s not going to be any opportunity, certainly, to work with Stephen Miller and what he represents,” Jeffries told ABC’s Jonathan Karl. “We’re committed to forcefully pushing back against the extremism that they may try to continue to unleash on the American people.”
Jeffries contrasted Miller with Trump’s outgoing chief of staff, Susie Wiles, with whom he said he maintained regular communication. That line of dialogue, he confirmed, will not extend to Miller.
Jeffries Blames Miller for Protesters’ Deaths
The Democratic leader went further, linking Miller to the deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis last January. Alex Pretti and Renee Good were killed in separate confrontations with federal agents—incidents the White House has defended as acts of self-defense.
“Stephen Miller is the architect of Donald Trump’s violent mass deportation machine,” Jeffries said. “He has unleashed billions of taxpayer dollars to brutalize and kill American citizens like Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good, and at the same time to violently target law-abiding immigrant families.”
White House Fires Back
Jeffries’ remarks follow a fiery social media post in which he called Miller a “dangerous xenophobe” with “American blood on his hands” and demanded his immediate removal. The White House has previously dismissed Jeffries’ attacks, with spokeswoman Abigail Jackson once labeling him a “buffoon” unworthy of serious consideration.
The escalating feud signals a contentious start to Miller’s tenure as Trump’s top aide, with Democrats vowing to resist his influence at every turn.
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