Jeffries says Democrats will not work with Stephen Miller, Trump's new chief of staff

Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives and the likely next Speaker, said on Sunday that Democrats will not work with Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump's new chief of staff.

“Stephen Miller is the architect of Donald Trump's violent mass deportation machine,” Jeffries said on ABC's “This Week,” where he said Miller was responsible for the policies that led to the deaths of Americans such as Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good.

Jeffries called Miller's appointment an “irresponsible decision” and said his party will push back “forcefully” against what he called the administration's extremism. “There's not going to be any opportunity, certainly, to work with Stephen Miller and what he represents,” he added.

Trump named Miller chief of staff this week, after the Democratic victory in Tuesday's elections, in which the party regained control of the House of Representatives. Jeffries said that result gives his party a “firewall” to stand up to the Trump administration. Read here the story on Miller's appointment.

The Brooklyn congressman is the favorite to lead the House when the new Democratic majority takes office, in the first major sign of friction between the incoming Congress and the White House after the midterm elections.

Photo: New York Post

Source: New York Post