President Donald Trump's new Chief of Staff is likely going to have a "damn hard time getting stuff done" after the midterms, as administration insiders are sharpening their knives, according to one political expert.
Last week, Trump promoted Stephen Miller, his former deputy chief of staff, as his new top aide on Capitol Hill. The move sent a political earthquake through the administration as Miller is seen as a hard-line ideologue who is responsible for crafting the immigration agenda that some voters rejected during the midterm elections.
David Rothkopf, a former international trade official in the Clinton administration, told Joanna Coles of The Daily Beast on a new episode of "The Daily Beast Podcast" that Miller is likely to meet fierce resistance throughout his tenure, as some insiders describe him as "the biggest a------" of the administration.
"Congress typically deals with the White House through the Chief of Staff, and Hakeem Jeffries, the incoming Speaker of the House, has already said, 'I'm not going to work with Stephen Miller,'" Rothkopf said. "There are Democrats and Republicans who don't like Stephen Miller. I think Stephen Miller is going to have a damn hard time getting stuff done."
Some political analysts have suggested that Trump elevated Miller to signal his intentions to fight Congressional investigations and subpoenas. But Rothkopf noted that Miller's schtick may be starting to wear thin, which may cause problems for the administration down the line.
"His whole thing is lashing out," Rothkopf said. "He said, 'We are the storm,' at the Charlie Kirk funeral, and I think he wants to be the storm. But I think he's going to turn to the people behind him and say, 'Are you with me?' and there's not going to be anybody there."