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Frum sees Miller appointment as a plan to stonewall Congress

On Global News' The West Block, he predicts an angry response to Republican losses and warns that Canada's concerns extend beyond tariffs.

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"Anger is coming" after Trump Republican's midterm losses: Frum

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1:07Frum says Democrats lack the congressional numbers to force tariff repeal, though electoral pressure could influence Trump.
3:12Frum predicts anger and interprets Miller's appointment as preparation to resist incoming congressional subpoenas.
5:49Frum describes the election as a rebuke of Trump's policies and argues that international trust remains damaged.
7:34He says other countries must plan for the possibility that Trump's political movement could return again.

"Anger is coming," David Frum tells Jeff Semple, pointing to Donald Trump's choice of Stephen Miller as chief of staff as a sign of how the president could respond to a Democratic-controlled Congress.

In Global News' The West Block interview, the Atlantic commentator interprets Miller's replacement of Susie Wiles as preparation to resist congressional investigations. "You pick Stephen Miller if stonewalling is going to be your strategy," he says.

That is a forecast about the administration's response, not an announcement of what it will do. Semple's questions connect the Republican midterm losses to practical concerns for Canada: whether tariffs can be reversed, how Trump will exercise his remaining power and what happens to confidence in American leadership.

On tariffs, Frum draws a distinction between legislative power and political pressure. He says Democrats lack the congressional numbers needed to force a repeal, but argues that electoral damage in southern and western states could put pressure on Trump. In his assessment, the tariffs have hurt the Republican voting base itself.

The interview drew about 73,000 views since yesterday. Its broader warning is about trust: Frum argues that the election result represents a severe rebuke of the administration, but cannot by itself erase international doubts about America's direction.

"Trump has happened twice. Anything that has happened twice, you have to plan that it could happen three times," he says, explaining why other countries may remain cautious even after a change in congressional control.

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