Stephen Miller

What Is Stephen Miller’s Job, Anyway

... background of the older Stephen. Miller also cuts a deeply unsettling figure, even to many in his own party. His nine-year career working for some of the most politically fringe figures on the Hill—he also worked for Michele Bachmann and helped David Brat in his primary defeat of Eric Cantor—was preceded by a trail of writings and provocations that go all the way back to high school, one that has raised the eyebrows of even conservative Republicans. The realization that Miller may have accidentally wandered onto the national stage was becoming apparent well before Trump’s upset win opened up all sorts of vistas for the young man, who during the campaign enjoyed warming up crowds for the boss. He grins at the podium, he savors the crowd’s reactions, even if they periodically boo him for not turning the stage over to Trump fast enough. “All the anger right underneath the surface just waiting to come through, about what I don’t know,” says a former staffer with the Republican leadership on the Hill. “I’ve seen the videos of him getting the crowd fired up. ...

How A Liberal Santa Monica High School Produced A Top Trump Advisor And Speechwriter

... who illegally immigrated from going to public schools or receiving government-paid medical care. Miller grew up in the tony north-of-Montana neighborhood, the middle child, in a Jewish family of longtime Franklin Roosevelt Democrats. He played tennis and golf. But their status abruptly shifted when his parents’ real estate company faltered and the family moved to a rental on the south side of town. A subscription to Guns and Ammo magazine introduced him to the writings of National Rifle Assn. leader Wayne La Pierre , sparking Miller’s interest in politics. The conservative ideas were like nothing he had ever heard. By the time Miller began his freshman year in 1999, minority students were the majority on campus, and the community was engulfed in conversations about race and class. The district was working to improve the educational outcomes for all students, not just the ...

White House Divided On Protecting Dreamers

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Fallout Over Immigration Order Reveals White House, Gop Rifts

... with some blaming Miller. Others said it was Priebus who should have taken charge of better coordinating with the departments and communicating with lawmakers and the public. "The problem they've got is this is an off-Broadway performance of a show that is now the number one hit on Broadway," said former House speaker Newt Gingrich , an informal adviser to Trump. The infighting spilled into public view Monday morning on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." Host Joe Scarborough, who spent part of Sunday visiting Trump at the White House, looked into the camera and directly challenged Miller. "This weekend was a disgrace and it's all on your shoulders," Scarborough intoned. His commentary was all but certain to be noticed by the president himself; Trump is such an avid watcher of the show that when Sen. Joe Manchin III , D-W. Va., recently ...

Trump Ban Fast Start Was For National Security

... for individuals who have green cards from overseas.". There were 109 people already traveling when Trump's order was issued, said Miller, and it was important to roll out the new rules quickly. "If you announce in five days or ten days these countries will become travel restricted you could have enormous, unintended consequences similarly," Miller commented. "There are individuals who are plotting to engage in terrorism who simply have terrorist ideas or sympathies, they would then use that window to enter the United States. From a security standpoint that would be inexcusable.". Miller also applauded Customs and Border Patrol officers "for the professional way they have handled this circumstance in protecting the homeland and how much work they do every day.". The ban is just for 90 days, said ...

Scarborough Singles Out Trump Aide Stephen Miller For 'power Trip

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5 Ways Stephen Miller Grew Up To Be Trump’s Inauguration Speechwriter

... old —  in the 1930 s,” said Oscar de la Torre who was a counselor at Santa Monica High School. Daniel J. Solomon December 27, 2016. No habla Espanol por favor. He took special issue with the school’s multicultural outreach, bemoaning the Spanish language announcements and the school festivals celebrating minorities’ food and culture. Miller wrote articles describing the Spanish announcements as “a crutch … preventing Spanish speakers from standing on their own” and took his case to the school board, where he showed up in a suit and tie arguing against special treatment for immigrants. Latino students heard Miller lecture them on how they would be better served improving their English than creating clubs based on ethnicity. Gun rights got Miller hooked on right wing politics. Miller grew up in a Jewish Democratic house and turned to conservatism, and then extreme conservatism, almost by chance. He began reading Guns and Ammo magazine where he found interest ...

From Sessions' Aide To Trump's Inner Circle

... the outcome of the vote.". Boyd said Miller's involvement on policy was unusual for a communications staffer. "It is rare, although in his case I think it speaks to his grasp on the issues and his understanding as they impact the average man and woman," Boyd said. "There's no doubt that there was a great trust between Sen. Sessions toward Stephen Miller and they made a great team.". Miller's having switched to a high-level position on Trump's team at a relatively young age does not come as a shock to Boyd, who said his former colleague has adeptly articulated Trump's views. "I think personally that Miller was one of the first people to really understand the deep frustration that the American working class is feeling, their concerns with open borders and trade policies that hurt them more than they help, and also brought an ability to channel that energy toward president-elect Trump," he said. Steve Bannon, former Breitbart News CEO and Trump's campaign manager who will join Miller in the White House as chief advisor to the president, ...

Travel Ban Is The Clearest Sign Yet Of Trump Advisors' Intent To Reshape The Country

... general, spent much of Saturday making policy decisions based on a strict interpretation of the immigration order and instructing senior Homeland Security officials on how to implement the plan. Trump’s orders for stopping travelers from seven countries, blocking Syrian refugees and banning all refugee admissions for 120 days were pushed through at breakneck pace instead of what is usually a careful process of review by the departments of Justice and Homeland Security and the intelligence agencies for major changes to immigration policy. Instead, Homeland Security officials were given little time to review the order before it was made public. On one of the order’s most controversial and confusing parts, the status of permanent residents, Bannon and Miller at one point overruled an interpretation by Homeland Security officials in favor of a more limited policy that blocked green card holders until they apply for a waiver from the ban, the officials said. Protesters rally against President Trump's new immigration order. After a weekend of conflicting instructions to border officials at airports, the administration said late Sunday that green card ...