Signs have always pointed to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller’s alignment with white supremacy, but recently leaked emails from Katie McHugh, a former Breitbart writer, confirm it. Donald Trump tries to portray himself as a friend to the Jewish people here and in Israel but the former reality show star certainly surrounds himself with dubious figures that prove contrary to what the “president” boasts.
Twenty-five Jewish Democratic members of Congress are now calling on Trump to remove Miller from his awful administration based on the leaked emails. The leak showed that Miller promoted stories from white nationalist and fringe media organizations.
Miller spoke with Fox News’ Trish Regan late on Friday to say that the emails were actually “pro-American” and I just can’t get past that. Trump has normalized the most awful shit, but the 25 lawmakers aren’t going to give Miller a pass this time.
The shocking emails revealed Miller’s staunch anti-immigration stances, and how he shared articles from the notoriously racist site VDARE and InfoWars to shape Breitbart’s coverage of issues involving immigration and people of color.
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The 25 lawmakers penned a letter to Trump to call for Miller to be immediately fired.
“As Jewish members of Congress, we are calling on you to immediately relieve White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller of all government responsibilities and dismiss him from your Administration,” the letter states. “His documentation of white nationalist and virulently anti-immigrant tropes is wholly unacceptable and disqualifying for a government employee.”
In November, more than 100 Democratic members of Congress called for Miller to step down. Republicans have remained silent about Miller’s emails, though, for some reason.
The Southern Poverty Law Center first published the revealing emails in which hundreds were exchanged with McHugh who admits she was a white nationalist at the time.
A White House spokesperson tried to defend Miller to CNN after the emails were leaked and the individual called it a “smear campaign.”
“SPLC is engaged in a vile smear campaign against a Jewish staffer,” the spokesperson said. “While Mr. Miller condemns racism and bigotry in all forms, those defaming him are trying to deny his Jewish identity which is a pernicious form of anti-Semitism.”
That didn’t go over well with the Jewish members of Congress who signed the letter.
“We are also deeply troubled that your Administration is claiming that the legitimate criticism of Miller is anti-Semitic simply because Miller is Jewish. Nothing could be further from the truth,” the letter states.
The lawmakers added, “Weaponizing anti-Semitism is incredibly dangerous — by muddying the waters we are no longer able to see and fight against real anti-Semites in our midst.”
Miller also played a key behind-the-scenes role in advancing the new border policy that separates migrant children from their families. Yeah, he’s that kind of a guy. But, Trump keeps him around for some reason.
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