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Sun Aug 23, 2020, 12:17 AM Aug 2020

Has anyone read: Hatemonger by Jean Guerrero?

I admit, Stephen Miller has long been a source of morbid fascination for me. How does someone end up that screwed up? What's his thought process like and how did he get in so deep as too be one of Trump's favored minions and advisors? Is this book worth checking out?

Guerrero spends much of her book plumbing Miller’s early years for the origins of his animus against immigrants, with intriguing but inconclusive results. She makes far clearer how right-wing and nationalistic media personalities provided Miller the platform and tactics to hone his political vision — and theirs — and continued shaping his views during his time as a Senate aide and as a Trump adviser. Yes, Miller is a force over Trump, articulating and sharpening his message on immigration, but that makes his own influences all the more relevant.

Sometimes, if you look closely, you’ll notice that the puppeteer has strings tugging at him, too.


Read more:
Review from the Washington Post

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