As his profile has risen, Stephen Miller has become increasingly reclusive
Over the past week, President Donald Trump doubled down on his openly racist attacks on four female minority congresswomen, repeatedly announced nationwide raids on undocumented immigrants, and had his administration roll out a new asylum plan—one that could very well be his greatest threat to migrants yet.
And Miller rarely does media appearances. His last major TV hit was in mid-February, when he went on Fox News Sunday to defend President Trump’s declared national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border. In the West Wing, Miller is known for his laser-like focus on policy, and emphatic desire to operate behind-the-scenes and not become the story.
“Sometimes he laughs it off, usually he just doesn’t give a shit,” said one senior Trump administration official. One way in which Miller has continued to expand his grip on power and influence in the Trump era is through the Department of Homeland Security. Earlier this year, Miller successfully lobbied the president to oust multiple senior officials deemed “weak” or insufficiently ruthless on the immigration agenda. This included Kirstjen Nielsen, the former homeland security secretary, who for a year and a half was engaged in a bitter cold war of paranoia and backstabbing with Miller.
Indeed, Cuccinelli is merely the latest high-profile example of DHS continuing to be stacked with what some career government officials have privately derided as “mini-Millers.” Or, as one White House official described it, “when Cuccinelli talks or acts [nowadays], pretend you’re looking at or listening to President Trump or Stephen Miller… It’s the same thing.”
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