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White House Erupts After CNN Flatly Rejects Stephen Miller Interview Request

The White House has taken exception to CNN's refusal of an interview with Stephen Miller.

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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has frequently appeared on television throughout the year, usually to forcefully defend the president’s policies and, in many cases, to viciously insult the person who is interviewing him. Of late, his wife Katie has been doing more TV appearances, deploying a similar style.

But this week, CNN reportedly declined to have Miller on for an interview.

According to Raw Story, Steven Cheung, another top White House staffer, recently complained about CNN’s snub of Miller.

“Stephen Miller has graciously made himself available to appear on any CNN show these last few days to discuss a wide range of topics and to push back on fake news. Yet, CNN is so afraid they declined to have him on, probably because they know he’d run circles around any of their hosts,” Cheung said on X on Wednesday.

Back in October, CNN reported that Miller had emerged as the architect of the White House’s urban crime crackdown, which included troops in some American cities.

“The 40-year-old immigration hardliner has spearheaded the federal government’s increasing encroachment into Democratic cities, marshaling federal law enforcement forces behind the scenes to carry out deportation raids and coordinate crackdowns that have put residents on edge and left local elected officials scrambling to respond,” CNN reported in October.

A big part of that came, ironically, in a CNN interview in October when Miller claimed the president has “plenary authority.”

“The president has plenary authority to conduct his role as commander in chief, which includes, for example, the decision to call up the National Guard into federal service,” Miller said in that CNN appearance. This led to conspiracy theories from those claiming CNN had cut Miller off.
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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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