House GOP erupts at Stephen Miller as Trump elevates him after midterm massacre: 'Megalomaniac'

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Several Republican lawmakers are fuming over President Donald Trump’s elevation of Stephen Miller to be his chief of staff. "Horrible decision," Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., told Fox News Digital on Friday after Trump announced his decision. A Republican lawmaker who was granted anonymity to speak candidly said they were in "utter disbelief." Tensions were rising against Miller in the wake of Republicans’ terrible performance in Tuesday’s midterm elections . Multiple House Republicans who spoke with Fox News Digital just moments before his promotion said Miller, who spearheads Trump’s immigration policy, should be fired. TRUMP NAMES STEPHEN MILLER NEW WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF, REPLACING SUSIE WILES When later asked about his promotion, one House Republican who said Miller should be fired replied simply with a facepalm emoji. Republicans suffered historic losses that saw both the House and Senate fall into Democrats’ hands in the new Congress. Democrats are on pace to win more than 250 seats in the House and at least 54 in the Senate. AMERICA SAW THE BLUE WAVE COMING — BUT DRASTICALLY UNDERESTIMATED THE EXTENT OF THE DEM TSUNAMI And while voter analyses have shown that Trump’s war in Iran and tariffs played the biggest roles in turning people away from the GOP, his handling of illegal immigration served to alienate voters in key areas. That’s in no small part due to Hispanic and Latino voters turning their backs on Republicans in places like Texas that shifted massively toward Democrats in this election cycle. "Because of his immigration positions, I just think we ruined a lot of our goodwill with Latino voters," Stutzman said. The second GOP lawmaker told Fox News Digital that Miller ignored multiple warnings from House Republicans in the past, arguing that Trump’s immigration crackdown is what voters asked for. "I've been in several group meetings where a lot of us have told him, ‘Your immigration enforcement policies are back…