Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.) on Monday sent Stephen Miller a strong message about his promotion to White House chief of staff under President Donald Trump, warning that he will need all the help he can get after last week’s Democratic midterms sweep.
“It’s good that he’s getting a bigger office because he’s going to need it for all the subpoenas we’re going to send him,” Liccardo told an NBC Bay Area reporter.
When asked during the exchange if he plans to “make life difficult” for Miller in continuing to enforce Trump’s ruthless immigration agenda, the congressman shared yet another fiery statement.
“I suspect life was always difficult for Stephen Miller, and that’s why we have what we have,” Liccardo said. “Look, it’s no secret to anybody — this is the guy who’s been pulling the strings in this administration for a long time.”
Miller was one of the architects of Trump’s hardline immigration agenda and has spent years sucking up to the MAGA leader as one of his most loyal aides. Miller last week replaced Susie Wiles as chief of staff.
He landed the job following a disastrous midterms for the GOP, as Democrats won back both the House and Senate and have warned top Trump administration officials and allies that this will prompt congressional investigations into their alleged corruption and abuses.
While the midterms served as a rebuke of Trump and his handling of the U.S. economy, war on Iran and immigration agenda, Miller’s promotion could signal just how eager the MAGA leader really is to double down before his final term is up.
Liccardo isn’t the only one to suggest how dangerous Miller might be.
“What people need to understand about Stephen Miller is that he is, above all, a sadist,” said Jean Guerrero, the biographer behind “Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda” during an appearance on MS NOW over the weekend.
“He is somebody who takes pleasure in inflicting pain,” she continued. “And there’s one group of people he actually despises more than immigrants, and people aren’t really aware of this, but it’s the allies of immigrants — it’s citizens who use their privilege to stand up.”