Stephen Miller, Trump's pick to succeed Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, said in his first speech since the appointment that Republicans are now stronger and better liked. He spoke days after Democrats took both chambers in the midterms.
Miller credited Trump with saving the country and the party, citing the 2024 shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, and the criminal cases Trump has faced.
The GOP shed 44 or more House seats and seven in the Senate, and Trump has said the economy and the fighting with Iran played a part.
