GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley Slams Stephen Miller: ‘Hard for Him to Demonstrate He’s Accomplished Anything’

Senior Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley is not impressed with White House aide Stephen Miller. In fact, he is not sure he’s accomplished anything at all.

Speaking with the Washington Post in wake of the shake-up at the Department of Homeland Security Grassley had no kind words for Miller, who not only has the ear of Trump but has been widely reported as one of the leading voices behind the ousters.

“I think it would be hard for him to demonstrate he’s accomplished anything for the president,” Grassley told WaPo, speaking of Miller.

WaPo asked him to say more, but he declined.

“It’s pretty hard to elaborate on it when there hasn’t been any accomplishments,” Grassley said.

During the same interview, Grassley also explained how he was warning the White House not to get rid of Lee Francis Cissna, the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, but expressed frustration at another White House staffer, acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.

WaPo reports:

Earlier Monday, Grassley said he texted Mick Mulvaney, the White House acting chief of staff, to relay his concerns about Cissna’s potential departure. Once the two men got on the phone, Mulvaney said he would look into the issue, according to Grassley.

“He didn’t seem to know who I was talking about,” recalled Grassley, whose top aides were also talking with senior White House staff about those concerns. Asked whether he wants to speak with Trump directly on the matter, Grassley said: “I’ll see if it’s necessary.”

In a bid to get his case for Cissna public, Grassley also said he plans to go on Trump’s favorite news network, Fox News. And indeed, Grassley raised the issue on Fox earlier tonight:

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