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Trump promotes aide Jeffries will refuse to work with four days into Democrats having the power to refuse

By ChipStaff Writer

“House leader Hakeem Jeffries says Dems will refuse to work with Trump’s new chief of staff Stephen Miller”, 8 November 2026 (Photo via New York Post — the original report)

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Let's be clear about what Friday's decision was: a White House that had just lost both chambers of Congress chose, as its one personnel move, the aide most identified with the agenda voters had just punished. That is discipline. That is a West Wing that knows exactly what it stands for and refuses to— actually, no. Strike that. It is a White House that was told "zero chance" by the president himself, not long before, and then did the thing he said had zero chance of happening. Susie Wiles, the first woman to hold the chief of staff job, is out. Stephen Miller, the aide who has pledged what the Guardian's reporting calls "total devotion," is in. You can call that loyalty rewarded. The president called it impossible, three weeks before he did it.

There was a dry run for what this promotion would cost, and it happened eight days before the midterms, not after them. On October 26, Hakeem Jeffries told MS NOW that if President Trump did not remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth himself, House Democrats would run him "out of town" once they had the majority. That was a Democrat promising to use power he did not yet have. Eight days later, the voters gave it to him.…

…(cont) Which brings us to the call that never came — not "never" in the sense of forever, but specifically: as of Wednesday, two days before the chief of staff announcement, it had not come. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Jeffries stood at a press conference the day after the rout and were asked whether President Trump, who had pledged publicly to work with Democrats, had phoned either of them yet. "No, not yet," Schumer said. You could call that a busy transition with other items ahead of it on the list. You could also just watch what the top item turned out to be, which — two days later — was Stephen Miller.

Today, Jeffries did not wait around to find out whether the relationship might improve on its own. The defense of the pick writes itself: Jeffries was going to say this about somebody, so why not say it plainly and get it over with. Maybe. But the White House did not hand the incoming Speaker someone he might have had to think about. It handed him the one name he had already used in a sentence with "out of town" in it. That isn't a mandate. That's just the file, read back to the people who wrote it.

“They lost the House and the Senate on Tuesday and by Friday the answer was more Stephen Miller, not less. That's not a correction, that's a dare — the voters said stop and the White House said watch this. Four days later the man who'll run the next House told them to their face it won't work, and nobody in that building looks surprised.”
Sal
“This is a seasoned operator stepping into a moment that calls for exactly the kind of discipline he's known for, and frankly the base is thrilled — did I say thrilled, I mean, there's no polling on that, I haven't seen polling on that. Look, the president said zero chance because at the time there was zero chance, circumstances changed, that's called governing. As for Jeffries, obstruction is obstruction whether he announces it on day one or day one hundred, so really he's just... saving everyone the suspense. That's not a talking point, that's just — okay, that is a talking point.”
Chip

Earlier in this story

The receipts

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Stephen Miller, Trump’s incoming chief of staff, pledges ‘total devotion’ to the president
The Guardianmainstream§

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Stephen Miller named White House Chief of Staff After historic midterm losses, Trump installs immigration crackdown's architect as chief of staff
France 24mainstream§

Following historic Republican losses in the midterm elections, Donald Trump has replaced his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, with her deputy Stephen Miller, the architect of his administration’s immigration crackdown. Wiles had been seen by some as a stabilising force in the White House, but with Democrats now controlling both chambers of…

"I'll meet with Putin. I'll meet with Zelensky... And within 24 hours, that war will be settled" - Trump, CNN town hall, 10 May 2023. CNN counted 53 separate occasions he promised it. CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)

Trump vows to work with Democrats but has yet to call Schumer or Jeffries after midterm rout
Washington Examinerright§

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Wednesday that President Donald Trump had yet to call them, despite the president’s pledge to work with Democrats after their sweeping midterm victories. “No, not yet,” Schumer said when asked during a victory press conference whether he had…

Republicans' reconciliation package puts $70 billion into ICE's department NBC News, May 2026

Trump’s elevation of Stephen Miller a middle finger to millions of voters
The Guardianmainstream§

Architect of Trump’s far-right immigration agenda is now most powerful unelected figure in government – it suggests White House is moving to a war footing Donald Trump just gave the middle finger to millions of American voters. Any other president who suffered the kind of drubbing at the polls that Trump did this week might have felt at…

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In Elevating Stephen Miller, Trump Doubles Down on Hard-Line Agenda
The New York Timesmainstream§

The new White House chief of staff is responsible for some of the most provocative policies of President Trump’s second term, as well as an aggressive approach to executive power.

The UN torture rapporteur found ICE's planned electric shock gloves 'incompatible with the absolute prohibition of torture'; ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on them ABC10 San Diego / UN Special Rapporteur finding, August 2026

Meet Stephen Miller, Trump's new chief of staff: 5 things to know
The Hillmainstream§

President Trump announced Friday that longtime White House aide Stephen Miller would be his next chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles — who has served in the role since Trump returned to office. Miller is an immigration hardliner and Trump loyalist who has been with the president since he launched his first campaign. The promotion...

Trump promised to settle the Ukraine war within 24 hours - CNN counted 53 separate such promises CNN fact check, 25 April 2025 (all 53 instances)

Trump drops major bombshell about ending the US war with Iran
New York Postright§

President Trump stated that Iran is seeking a deal to end its eight-month war with the U.S., noting an agreement “could happen.” Tehran confirmed ongoing diplomatic contacts through Qatari mediators, though recent talks yielded modified proposals without a formal breakthrough. Meanwhile, as global economic impacts mount and fears grow…

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Common Dreams§

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· Jeffries: Democrats will deal with Hegseth if Trump doesn't from the morgue, 26 Oct 2026

· Stephen Miller, Who Wants Immigrants Deported Over Paperwork, Has 'Glaring Inconsistencies' in His Disclosures from the morgue, 30 Oct 2026

· Former Trump aide: Prospect of replacing Wiles with Stephen Miller 'terrifying' from the morgue, 19 Oct 2026

· Trump throws cold water on report Wiles is on thin ice from the morgue, 15 Oct 2026

· Centcom commander says naval blockade cost Iran $25B in oil revenue from the morgue, 16 Oct 2026

· US military disables ship attempting to bypass Strait of Hormuz blockade from the morgue, 11 Oct 2026

· Trump hints at post-midterm strikes on Iran: ‘You’ll see Iran in a couple of weeks’ from the morgue, 28 Oct 2026

· If Iran war erupts, Israel may be plotting another ‘Operation Grim Beeper’ style attack: sources from the morgue, 31 Oct 2026

· Trump says Iran war will be put away very soon: "One way or the other" from the morgue, 2 Nov 2026

· Iranian supreme leader vows ‘unrestricted response’ to any US or Israeli strikes from the morgue, 31 Oct 2026

· US, Iran race to revive Qatar talks as Trump weighs new strikes after midterms from the morgue, 31 Oct 2026

· Iran’s president says Iran would return to ceasefire deal if the US does from the morgue, 1 Sep 2026

· Trump admin threatens Iran with 'consequences' as allies convene amid threats of post-election escalation from the morgue, 31 Oct 2026

· Trump and Netanyahu Need to Choose Victory on Iran from the morgue, 31 Oct 2026

· Trump Issues New Mass Murder Threat, Warning Iran of 'Biggest Attack of Them All' from the morgue, 1 Sep 2026

· Trump denies Axios report that he offered Iran sanctions relief from the morgue, 29 Sep 2026

· Trump says Iran war will end 'soon' from the morgue, 31 Oct 2026

· Trump says Iran war will end "soon" as Qatar pushes for U.S.-Iran deal from the morgue, 30 Oct 2026

· Donald Trump claims ‘Iran war will end very soon’ as midterm rallies heat up – US politics live from the morgue, 15 Oct 2026

· Iranian dissident reacts to Trump's promise to either annihilate Iran or make a post-election deal from the morgue, 23 Sep 2026

· Trump floats 'big decision' at UN on whether he'll 'annihilate' Iran or make deal from the morgue, 22 Sep 2026

· Russia’s Lavrov blasts US, Western allies as “warmongers’ in fiery UN tirade from the morgue, 26 Sep 2026

· Russia and China unite against US over Iran and Cuba in UN speeches from the morgue, 26 Sep 2026

· U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba from the morgue, 26 Sep 2026

· The United Nations Security Council has resoundingly rejected a United States bid to extend a global arms embargo on Iran. In a Security Council vote, United States only got support from the Dominican from the morgue, 14 Aug 2020

· U.S. Threatens New Economic War on Iran by Targeting China & Tehran's Other Top Trading Partners from the morgue, 25 Aug 2026

· In Defiant UN Speech, Iranian President Says US and Israel Are the Real Terrorists from the morgue, 23 Sep 2026

· Trump slams reporting on removal of his endorsements from GOP candidate's website from the morgue, 27 Sep 2026

· Donalds removes several Trump mentions from campaign website from the morgue, 22 Sep 2026

· GOP hopeful removes ‘Pro-Trump’ mention from campaign slogan in deep-red seat from the morgue, 23 Sep 2026

· Where Trump’s 2026 endorsement record stands after primary season from the morgue, 9 Sep 2026

· U.N. experts say U.S. may have committed war crimes with 2 Iran strikes from the morgue, 22 Sep 2026

· Trump Says 'Big Decision' Coming on Whether to 'Annihilate' Iran from the morgue, 18 Sep 2026

· Pentagon No. 3 frustrates senators in closed-door briefing on Iran war, Trump defense strategy from the morgue, 17 Sep 2026

· Senate Democrats, minus Fetterman, urge Hegseth to provide receipt for Iran war costs from the morgue, 17 Sep 2026

· Hegseth on "devastation" to Iran's capabilities from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026

· Trump admits Iran war will not end before midterms from the morgue, 9 Sep 2026

· Iran War Trump Said Would Be Quick Has Now Lasted 6 Months With 'No End In Sight' from the morgue, 28 Aug 2026

· CBO Finds Trump's Iran War Has Already Cost Nearly $40 Billion—And That's a 'Conservative' Estimate from the morgue, 15 Sep 2026

· Tillis supports Hegseth impeachment resolution: 'He needs to go' from the morgue, 18 Sep 2026

· Massie Files Impeachment Articles Against Hegseth for Illegal Iran War, Boat Murders from the morgue, 15 Sep 2026

· Massie launches effort to impeach Hegseth from the morgue, 15 Sep 2026

· Tillis urges Trump to fire Hegseth over 'inept management' of military from the morgue, 2 Sep 2026

· Tillis renews calls for Hegseth’s firing after Driscoll’s departure: ‘I have never witnessed more inept management’ from the morgue, 2 Sep 2026

· Farmer who voted for Trump says farmers are "all just in survival mode" from the morgue, 18 Sep 2026

· Farmer who voted for Trump says "I can't stay in business" amid rising costs from the morgue, 18 Sep 2026

· Massie says he’s convinced enough Republicans to pass Epstein Files II discharge petition from the morgue, 18 Sep 2026

· Massie names Epstein 'coconspirators,' discusses new Epstein files legislation from the morgue, 1 Sep 2026

· Read Thomas Massie’s eight impeachment charges against Pete Hegseth from the morgue, 15 Sep 2026

· Fake Republican midterm convention site still redirects to Epstein files from the morgue, 7 Sep 2026

· Trump says he has a ‘big decision’ coming up on Iran: ‘Do I want to go in and annihilate them’ from the morgue, 17 Sep 2026

· Fox News Poll: 71% think Trump administration lacks plan to end Iran war from the morgue, 17 Sep 2026

· Iran recently downed at least 2 American drones, officials say from the morgue, 17 Sep 2026

· Big Oil Stocks Surged Due to Iran War—and New Filings Show How President Trump Cashed In from the morgue, 27 Aug 2026

· Live updates: Energy secretary downplays rising gas prices as US, Iran trade strikes from the morgue, 6 Sep 2026

· U.S. Strike on Iranian School May Have Been War Crime, U.N. Report Says from the morgue, 17 Sep 2026

· UN Inquiry Finds US Strike on Minab, Iran That Killed 123 Children Was War Crime from the morgue, 17 Sep 2026

· UN investigators conclude ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe certain US strikes in Iran were war crimes from the morgue, 17 Sep 2026

· UN Suspects US War Crimes in Iran from the morgue, 17 Sep 2026

· US Condemned for 'War Crimes' After Bombing of Wedding Party in Iran from the morgue, 2 Sep 2026

· US investigating if missile hit Iranian wedding ceremony, killing 4 from the morgue, 4 Sep 2026

· Trump says he has a ‘big decision coming up’ on Iran from the morgue, 17 Sep 2026

· White House issues explosive response to UN-backed report claiming US committed war crimes against world’s No.1 sponsor of terror, Iran from the morgue, 17 Sep 2026

· Human rights experts: 'Reasonable grounds' to believe US committed war crimes with Iran strikes from the morgue, 17 Sep 2026

· US Energy Consumers Have Spent $121 Billion Extra Since Trump Launched Iran War: Moody's from the morgue, 17 Sep 2026

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