Robert Garcia says Trump is doubling down by promoting Stephen Miller
Robert GarciaRanking member of the House Oversight Committee, in a statement from the committee's Democrats
Garcia says Trump is doubling down days after voters rejected him, calls Miller the architect of unconstitutional ICE raids, says Oversight Democrats will keep investigating Miller, and says Miller should lawyer up.
“Just days after the American people rejected his corrupt and lawless presidency, Donald Trump is doubling down.”
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Trump names Stephen Miller chief of staff to replace Susie Wiles; Vance praises the choice, Tillis and Democratic leaders condemn it
On November 6, 2026, three days after Democrats won control of Congress in the midterm elections, President Trump named Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff. Vice President JD Vance and White House aides praised the choice. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis and Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries condemned it.
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Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, says Trump is doubling down after the election, calls Miller the architect of unconstitutional ICE raids, and says Oversight Democrats will keep investigating him.
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The statement is released after Trump announces on Truth Social that Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has been promoted to chief of staff.
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Garcia calls Miller "the architect of the unconstitutional ICE raids that have terrorized our communities and kidnapped and killed American citizens and immigrant families" and says Oversight Democrats will continue to investigate him. The statement ends with the line "Stephen Miller should lawyer up".
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The reference point is Trump's decision to name Stephen Miller White House chief of staff in place of Susie Wiles. Garcia describes the promotion as Trump doubling down on a presidency voters rejected, which condemns the decision.
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