Jeffries Denounces Stephen Miller as Trump's Pick for Chief of Staff

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries publicly criticized Stephen Miller, President Trump's pick to replace outgoing White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, according to The Hill's report.

The Hill reported that Jeffries, in a post to the social platform X, called Miller a "dangerous xenophobe" and a reckless extremist, and said that Miller has American blood on his hands. The outlet's summary describes Jeffries as sounding off on the pick, so his remarks were presented as a reaction to the selection.

The Hill's headline goes further, describing Miller's selection as a promotion and reporting that Jeffries called for Miller to be fired the same day. The outlet's summary, however, refers only to Miller as Trump's pick, and the two framings differ. The summary does not state whether the appointment has been formally announced or completed.

The Hill's summary identifies Jeffries as House Democratic Leader and Miller as the pick to succeed Susie Wiles, who is outgoing, but it does not describe the reasons for the change in the White House chief of staff position.

The summary available for this report ends mid-sentence while describing the rest of Jeffries's post, so the full text of his remarks could not be confirmed from The Hill's account. The article was written by staff reporter Ford McCracken. No other outlet's report was available for this story, so the account above rests on The Hill alone.

Sources: The Hill: Jeffries calls Miller a ‘dangerous xenophobe’ after promotion: ‘Fire him today’.