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In reply to the discussion: So, he went to Mar A Lago for the weekend? [View all]jayschool2013
(2,312 posts)25. Trump's State of the Union was Stephen Miller's
Washington Post story
Described by colleagues as maniacally obsessed with immigration but at times lacking in political savvy, Miller's loyalty to Trump is responsible for his longevity and expanded influence as someone who has their hand on Trump's spoken word on nearly ever issue, according to some of Miller's former colleagues.
He's the keeper of the campaign promises Bannon was the keeper of that list and now he's gone, a former White House official told Power Up. He also has a pen on every speech that the president gives. Miller is crafting all of them, which means that he has the last scrub of all of the policy. Its a pretty simple recipe to be honest, the official said of Miller's influence.
Miller's not a very good speechwriter but he has Trump's voice, a second former White House official told us.
Trump is expected to return to the same nativist themes of fear of 'criminal illegal aliens'and economic usurpation in 2020, my colleagues Josh Dawsey and Anne Gearan report, topics Miller is also keen to message. Those inside the White House characterize Miller as an uber-strategist for policy objectives, much like Karl Rove or David Axelrod were in previous West Wings on politics. But Miller's imprint is also reflective of Trump's basic instincts on the core issue of immigration.
Described by colleagues as maniacally obsessed with immigration but at times lacking in political savvy, Miller's loyalty to Trump is responsible for his longevity and expanded influence as someone who has their hand on Trump's spoken word on nearly ever issue, according to some of Miller's former colleagues.
He's the keeper of the campaign promises Bannon was the keeper of that list and now he's gone, a former White House official told Power Up. He also has a pen on every speech that the president gives. Miller is crafting all of them, which means that he has the last scrub of all of the policy. Its a pretty simple recipe to be honest, the official said of Miller's influence.
Miller's not a very good speechwriter but he has Trump's voice, a second former White House official told us.
Trump is expected to return to the same nativist themes of fear of 'criminal illegal aliens'and economic usurpation in 2020, my colleagues Josh Dawsey and Anne Gearan report, topics Miller is also keen to message. Those inside the White House characterize Miller as an uber-strategist for policy objectives, much like Karl Rove or David Axelrod were in previous West Wings on politics. But Miller's imprint is also reflective of Trump's basic instincts on the core issue of immigration.
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Not to put too fine a point on it, but he replaced an older system Pres Obama had installed.
Fla Dem
Feb 2019
#24
True,but then Obama didn't haul off every weekend and blow $3M taxpayer $$$...........
Bengus81
Feb 2019
#32
No he didn't and I have posted here about his thoughtless use of taxpayer's $$.
Fla Dem
Feb 2019
#35
Stephen Miller???...so I looked him up..didn't know who he is....Right Wing Nazi type..
Stuart G
Feb 2019
#22
He went to Mar-a-lago LAST weekend too. He's going to Miami on Mon for a Nazi rally....
Bengus81
Feb 2019
#16
I messed up! But the idea of thread was to show how they treated Pres. Obama.
imanamerican63
Feb 2019
#21