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(DC Pundit) – The presumed incoming House Speaker, Hakeem Jeffries, has made it clear he won’t be working with the White House’s new chief of staff. The New York Democrat, who is expected to hold the gavel in 2027 after his party’s midterm win, took questions on Monday about Stephen Miller, who started the job that same day.
Asked whether Miller could be a viable partner, Jeffries didn’t dance around it. “Stephen Miller is a stone-cold racist … I’ve got zero interest in working with that kind of individual,” he told media.
He had set the tone on ABC’s This Week, where he said, “There’s not going to be any opportunity, certainly, to work with Stephen Miller and what he represents.”
Hakeem Jeffries: "Stephen Miller is a stone-cold racist… I've zero interest in working with that kind of individual"
He is just reading from the same old script
Democrats really have one word for everyone they don't like: racist pic.twitter.com/iKXncBc5E5
— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) November 9, 2026
"There's not going to be any opportunity, certainly, to work with Stephen Miller and what he represents."
Hakeem Jeffries on the new chief of staff. pic.twitter.com/05R2srf2l2
— Sean Hannity 🇺🇸 (@seanhannity) November 9, 2026
President Trump announced on Friday that Miller, his deputy chief of staff, would replace Susie Wiles, who is moving to the Trump Political Operation. Jeffries then took aim, calling Miller “a dangerous xenophobe” and demanding he be fired.
Jeffries also declared that “The era of MAGA extremism is coming to a crashing end.” Democrats campaigned on affordability, yet none of the remarks quoted above mention it. Grocery prices apparently take a back seat when there’s a chief of staff to scold.
Before Jeffries can scold anyone from the Speaker’s chair, he has to win it. His first test is the gavel vote, and some on his own side aren’t sold. Several progressive members-elect haven’t committed to backing him. Over the weekend in New York City, protesters marched across 42nd Street and Broadway carrying signs reading “No Schumer, No Jeffries.” Reports say Jeffries still appears to have the votes, so the revolt may fizzle, but it’s an awkward way to start a speakership.
Democrats haven’t even taken the gavel yet, and they’re already fighting both the White House and their own base.
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