Tag: Stephen Miller

White House adviser Stephen Miller calls Bannon an ‘angry, vindictive person’ over comments in Wolff book

The following article by David Nakamura was posted on the Washington Post website January 7, 2018:

Trump aides and administration members attacked Michael Wolff, his new book “Fire and Fury,” and Stephen K. Bannon on Jan. 7. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)

Stephen Miller, President Trump’s top policy adviser, on Sunday eviscerated former White House colleague Stephen K. Bannon over comments attributed to him in a new book, calling him an “angry, vindictive person” whose “grotesque comments are so out of touch with reality.”

Miller said the “whole White House staff is deeply disappointed in his comments” in “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” a scathing tell-all by Michael Wolff that paints Trump as unprepared for the presidency and portrays his aides as concerned about his performance. Continue reading “White House adviser Stephen Miller calls Bannon an ‘angry, vindictive person’ over comments in Wolff book”

George Papadopoulos’ “limited” role in Trump’s campaign may have just gotten a whole lot bigger

The following article by Eric Lutz was posted on the mic.com website November 11, 2017:

Stephen Miller — a top aide to President Donald Trump — was reportedly in regular contact with George Papadopoulos, contradicting the White House characterization of the former foreign policy adviser as having played an “extremely limited” role on the campaign.

According to the New York Times on Friday, Papadopoulos kept Miller updated about his contacts with Russians, telling the senior adviser that the then-Republican candidate had an “open invitation” to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that he had “some interesting messages coming in from Moscow about a trip when the time is right.” Continue reading “George Papadopoulos’ “limited” role in Trump’s campaign may have just gotten a whole lot bigger”

Top Trump aide Miller interviewed in Mueller’s probe: report

The following article by Brett Samuels was posted on the Hill website November 9, 2017:

White House senior adviser Stephen Miller has been interviewed as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation into Russian influence over the 2016 election, CNN reported Thursday.

Miller is the highest-ranking current member of the Trump administration to be interviewed in Mueller’s investigation, signaling the probe is closing in on the White House. Continue reading “Top Trump aide Miller interviewed in Mueller’s probe: report”

White House Confirms Stephen Miller Was a Right-Wing Creep Back in High School Too

The following article by Kali Holloway was posted on the AlterNet website October 9, 2017:

Trump’s adviser once crashed a girls’ track meet to prove his athletic superiority. Really.

You remember Stephen Miller, don’t you? He’s the smug, dead-eyed presidential adviser the White House trots out when it needs someone to deliver its transparently dishonesttalking points about immigration. Miller’s track record as a racist xenophobe reportedly stretches back to his high school days, when he dropped a childhood friend for being Latino, showed up to meetings among students of color with the sole purpose of derailing their efforts, and suggested classmates do everything in their power to demean and humiliate janitors. Now, a New York Times profile adds one more gross detail to the Miller file, which was already thick with reasons to dislike the Roy Cohn lookalike.

[Miller] jumped, uninvited, into the final stretch of a girls’ track meet, apparently intent on proving his athletic supremacy over the opposite sex. (The White House, reaching for exculpatory context, noted that this was a girls’ team from another school, not his own.)

Continue reading “White House Confirms Stephen Miller Was a Right-Wing Creep Back in High School Too”

Stephen Miller solidifies influence in White House

The following article by Jordan Fabian was posted on the Hill website October 5, 2017:

Kellyanne Conway and Stephen Miller walk through the colonnade of the White House on February 10, 2017. Credit: Getty)

Stephen Miller is a survivor in President Trump’s White House.

The young policy aide has solidified his influence, even as would-be allies such as Stephen Bannon have been forced out of the West Wing.

In just the past month, he played a key role in developing the administration’s new travel ban, pushed Trump to scrap an Obama-era program for young immigrants living illegally in the U.S. and argued for a historically low refugee cap. Continue reading “Stephen Miller solidifies influence in White House”

Bob Mueller has an unreleased Trump letter about firing James B. Comey. Here’s why that’s big.

The following article by Aaron Blake was posted on the Washington Post website September 1, 2017:

Since President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on May 9, the explanations for the dismissal have been getting murkier. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)

Big Russia investigation news: Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has obtained an early draft of a letter President Trump wrote about his reasons for firing FBI Director James B. Comey. The news was first reported by the New York Times.

But, you might wonder, isn’t it already pretty clear why Trump fired Comey? He went on NBC News and blurted out it was because of the Russia investigation! He said the Justice Department’s recommendations were a ruse! Continue reading “Bob Mueller has an unreleased Trump letter about firing James B. Comey. Here’s why that’s big.”

Stephen Miller vs. Jim Acosta sent the White House news briefing completely off the rails

The following article by Callum Borchers was posted on the Washington Post website August 2, 2017:

Stephen Miller, President Trump’s senior policy adviser, got into a tense exchange on Aug. 2 with CNN reporter Jim Acosta about immigration. (Reuters)

How strange was Wednesday’s White House press briefing? Put it this way: Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs — who set a pretty high bar for weirdness when he was body slammed by a congressional candidate just 10 weeks ago — found the scene in the briefing room so strange that he joked about unwittingly ingesting a hallucinogenic. Continue reading “Stephen Miller vs. Jim Acosta sent the White House news briefing completely off the rails”

How a ‘shadow’ universe of charities joined with political warriors to fuel Trump’s rise

The following article by Robert O’Harrow, Jr. and Shawn Boburg was posted on the Washington Post website June 3, 2017:

The crowd rose to its feet and roared its approval as Sen. Jeff Sessions bounded onto the stage at the Breakers, an exclusive resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Stephen Miller, an aide to the Alabama Republican, handed him a glass trophy honoring his bravery as a lawmaker.

“Heyyyy!” Sessions yelled out to the crowd. Continue reading “How a ‘shadow’ universe of charities joined with political warriors to fuel Trump’s rise”

Stephen Miller’s bushels of Pinocchios for false voter-fraud claims

The following Fact Checker article by Glenn Kessler was posted on the Washington Post website February 12, 2012:

White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)

White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller appeared on ABC’s “The Week” on Sunday, spouting a bunch of false talking points on alleged voter fraud. (He also repeated similar claims on other Sunday talk shows.) To his credit, host George Stephanopoulus repeatedly challenged Miller, noting that he had provided no evidence to support his claims. But Miller charged ahead, using the word “fact” three times in a vain effort to bolster his position.

Here’s a guide through the back and forth. Continue reading “Stephen Miller’s bushels of Pinocchios for false voter-fraud claims”