White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller had a full-scale meltdown during an interview with CNN host Brianna Keilar, and video of his on-air hissy fit went viral overnight, leading to a torrent of online mockery for the Trump administration official.
Keilar asked Miller about the controversial cuts being made by Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which led Miller to remark, “The American people are exhausted and tired of watching their tax dollars be corruptly spent, abused, wasted and in every sense robbed and stolen from them. This president, for the first time in history, is committed to restoring accountability at every level of the federal government.”
“You may assert there’s no waste in the Pentagon. You may assert there’s no waste in Treasury. You may assert…” Miller continued, his voice getting louder as he spoke.
“Oh, Stephen, I’m not asserting. I don’t think anyone would assert that, Stephen,” Keilar insisted.
Miller then began shouting.
“Then why are you not celebrating these cuts? If you agree there is waste, if you agree there is abuse, if you agree there is corruption, why are you not celebrating the cuts, the reforms that are being instituted? Every day that no action is taken, the entire…”
“But Stephen, let’s calm down,” said Keilar. “Stephen, let’s calm down. We’re not having a debate about whether there are…”
“You may not care about this issue. Your colleagues may not care about this issue. But we care about his issue!” Miller yelled.
Miller’s refusal to directly answer the questions and his overly defensive response to Keilar suggests he and the administration he represents are trying to hide something. Could it be that the only reason DOGE was created is to provide cover for the Trump administration and Republicans as they give the richest Americans another massive tax cut and pay for it by slashing the social safety net of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security?
Viewers of the interview had their own thoughts about Miller’s unhinged response to Keilar’s questions.