President Trump's elevation of Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles, is being cast as a tactical shift toward governing without a Democratic Congress, Fox News reports.
Miller, OMB Director Russell Vought and White House lawyers have worked since April to identify executive actions Trump could take without new legislation — including on immigration, tariffs, housing costs and federal spending — Reuters reported Sunday, citing three people familiar with the planning, per Fox.
A White House official told Fox News Digital Friday: "If crazed Democrats want to abuse their power and politicize their process of investigations, subpoenas, and destroying lives, they should be reminded that we still control the federal government and all of its powers."
Asked Tuesday how he would advance his agenda if Democrats took Congress, Trump cited the Supreme Court's June ruling in Trump v. Slaughter expanding his authority to remove certain federal officials: "We won the Slaughter case and the Slaughter case gives the president tremendous powers that it never had before," he told CBS. He has also framed vetoes as leverage — calling himself "Mr. Veto."
White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis said Trump is "willing to work with anyone to continue delivering victories for hardworking Americans," while warning that "sham investigations and radical left policies" would mean Democrats are "choosing to work against the American people." A Trump administration official praised Miller as "a great pick," saying he has "the trust of millions of Americans who understand that reversing mass migration is the crisis of our time." Miller starts Monday; Wiles moves to Trump's political operation.
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