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BumRushDaShow

(172,368 posts)
Mon May 11, 2026, 03:32 PM May 11

'The President Knows Who He Is': Stephen Miller Reportedly Sidelined by Trump Admin

Source: MEDIAite

May 11th, 2026, 1:23 pm


White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller is reportedly far less influential now than he was at the outset of President’ Donald Trump’s second term.

According to The Atlantic‘s Michael Scherer and Nick Miroff, Trump “has also told others in recent weeks that he understands Miller sometimes goes too far.” Miller’s power began to wane when Trump “recognized immediately after the second killing in Minneapolis, of the protester Alex Pretti, that the policy needed to shift. Miller, on the other hand, referred to Pretti as a “domestic terrorist” in the immediate aftermath of his death.

Recent months have seen Trump backpedal away from numerous policies advocated by Miller, including a plan to cut the number of visas for seasonal workers by 50%, after consulting with border czar Tom Homan. “The new secretary is listening to Tom Homan and Rodney Scott before he is ever listening to Stephen Miller,” one senior administration official told Scherer and Miroff.

A former official declared, “The president knows who he is, period.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/the-president-knows-who-he-is-stephen-miller-reportedly-sidelined-by-trump-admin/



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'The President Knows Who He Is': Stephen Miller Reportedly Sidelined by Trump Admin (Original Post) BumRushDaShow May 11 OP
Good. Ignore that creep into irrelevance and I will applaud Trump with one hand clapping for Marie Marie May 11 #1
Who writes this garbage.............. Lovie777 May 11 #2
could you expound on this please? rurallib May 11 #7
It is bullshit because: Bluetus May 11 #17
thanks - helps me evaluate rurallib May 11 #32
"Miller sometimes goes too far." I guess the request for the crematoria was met with resistance. rsdsharp May 11 #3
Seriously. Is there really a too far with Trump? ananda May 11 #5
The public noticed and reacted. If's all OK w/Trmp as long as you let sleeping dogs/voters lie. eppur_se_muova May 11 #33
They'd better check the ceiling for bats before they start any meetings. tanyev May 11 #4
"The president knows who he is" LudwigPastorius May 11 #6
If he gets fired, will Miller move out of public housing? Seinan Sensei May 11 #40
Seal his fucking coffin shut, once and for all Blue Owl May 11 #8
Miller bdamomma May 11 #23
"The president knows who he is..." GiqueCee May 11 #9
"And it's not nice to upstage President Psychopants." mwmisses4289 May 11 #15
Now sideline Russell Vought liberalgunwilltravel May 11 #10
Trump got Elon Musk out of the picture. Dave Id May 11 #19
does "imaginary thunder" sound like a loud fart? DBoon May 11 #22
And still liberalgunwilltravel May 12 #43
What, Donald? Having him around isn't a good look for you anymore? calimary May 11 #11
Trump looks so bad these days,he makes even Miller look better. BattleRow May 11 #30
Hard to figure what's a worse look for him. calimary May 11 #36
The Abominable Snow (job) Man. BattleRow May 11 #37
GOOD one! calimary May 12 #41
Not sure how real that is. I've heard from a source, can't remember which, that DHS, and by extension Miller are laying Fil1957 May 11 #12
Maybe Chump will fire him if the midterms are bad enough FakeNoose May 11 #26
He's laying low while shedding his snakeskin. BattleRow May 11 #38
Trump believes he is God and damn if he ain't to a lot of humans, and Stephen Miller twodogsbarking May 11 #13
Sounds like someone else is steering the president now. patphil May 11 #14
Thats. Somewhat of a relief of it sticks. SSJVegeta May 11 #16
good, sideline his fucking wife too Skittles May 11 #18
The President "knows who he is"??? AZ8theist May 11 #20
yes Skittles May 11 #25
But he can recognize a bear ! eppur_se_muova May 11 #34
The Pres knows who "he is" but thought a pic of E.Jean Carroll was Maples Bengus81 May 11 #21
Typical. Not until a white heterosexual man gets killed. Then it's "too far." Maru Kitteh May 11 #24
Read this earlier. Good read. Even Trump knew how bad the Pretti murder was. underpants May 11 #27
Ok, that's a good start but does he know louis-t May 11 #28
He can recognize a bear...butt.. BattleRow May 11 #39
Is that a part of the cognitive test he keeps bragging about? Raven123 May 11 #29
Good piece, although the headline inspires irrational exuberance. Pinback May 11 #31
Somehow tRump will replace him with a more sadistic, BigmanPigman May 11 #35
If Trump was concerned about who Miller is, he would have him fired him. 33taw May 12 #42
Bullshit . . . sanewashing King Turd hatrack May 12 #44

Marie Marie

(11,531 posts)
1. Good. Ignore that creep into irrelevance and I will applaud Trump with one hand clapping for
Mon May 11, 2026, 03:39 PM
May 11

a total of 1 second. Stephen Miller needs to take his seat at the back of the bus and STFU.

rurallib

(64,836 posts)
7. could you expound on this please?
Mon May 11, 2026, 03:55 PM
May 11

If you think it is bullshit I would be curious why. I know little about this and would like to find the truth.

Thanks

Bluetus

(3,092 posts)
17. It is bullshit because:
Mon May 11, 2026, 05:00 PM
May 11

A) It isn't sincere
B) it is only a political calculation and window dressing, rather than some fundamental change in attitude or policy
C) It probably isn't even true at all.

rsdsharp

(12,094 posts)
3. "Miller sometimes goes too far." I guess the request for the crematoria was met with resistance.
Mon May 11, 2026, 03:49 PM
May 11

ananda

(35,520 posts)
5. Seriously. Is there really a too far with Trump?
Mon May 11, 2026, 03:53 PM
May 11

I think it's a matter of increments.

Miller didn't go too far at all.

He just wanted to go too far too fast.

eppur_se_muova

(42,530 posts)
33. The public noticed and reacted. If's all OK w/Trmp as long as you let sleeping dogs/voters lie.
Mon May 11, 2026, 06:38 PM
May 11

Miller will try again later. If not enough pushback, Trmp will go along.

LudwigPastorius

(15,018 posts)
6. "The president knows who he is"
Mon May 11, 2026, 03:53 PM
May 11

Does he?

He's so far gone, I thought him putting his face and name on everything was the only way he could remember.

Seinan Sensei

(1,645 posts)
40. If he gets fired, will Miller move out of public housing?
Mon May 11, 2026, 11:53 PM
May 11

Miller (and others) have moved en masse into military housing. It’s a gated community, and it’s rent free.

Miller moved out of Arlington, and moved into military housing because he felt threatened by sidewalk chalk messages left by activists

Blue Owl

(59,634 posts)
8. Seal his fucking coffin shut, once and for all
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:02 PM
May 11

This psychotic homicidal maniac has no place in any public office.

GiqueCee

(4,764 posts)
9. "The president knows who he is..."
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:27 PM
May 11

... and those around Trump know exactly what Miller is: A seething furnace of malice consumed by the mindless desire to destroy anything and everything good about this country. And it's not nice to upstage President Psychopants. If he's not the center of attention every minute of every day, heads are gonna roll, and Nosferatu's noggin is on the chopping block. But few, if any, will mourn his passing. Word on the street is, Miller is universally despised by everyone, and I mean, EVERYONE!

mwmisses4289

(4,747 posts)
15. "And it's not nice to upstage President Psychopants."
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:57 PM
May 11

You hit the nail on the head. Miller is often referred to as pres miller, and he has upstaged t more than once. Can't have that, so out you go!

liberalgunwilltravel

(1,256 posts)
10. Now sideline Russell Vought
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:34 PM
May 11

He's at least as dangerous if not more so than Stephen Miller. They are both hate-filled turds that need to be flushed.

Dave Id

(331 posts)
19. Trump got Elon Musk out of the picture.
Mon May 11, 2026, 05:05 PM
May 11

People were calling Trump and Musk co-presidents. There's only enough room for one narcissist in the White House at a time, Elon was stealing some of Donald's imaginary thunder.

calimary

(90,835 posts)
36. Hard to figure what's a worse look for him.
Mon May 11, 2026, 07:38 PM
May 11

Last edited Tue May 12, 2026, 12:05 AM - Edit history (1)

He’s obviously starting to have health problems. That has an impact, no matter how you slice it.

But what he’s done to our precious country, our laws and conventions, our privacy (especially for women), how we live our lives, AND whatever futures we might hope to have for ourselves and our families… ALL of what he’s done is absolutely abominable, and even SINFUL.

Fil1957

(887 posts)
12. Not sure how real that is. I've heard from a source, can't remember which, that DHS, and by extension Miller are laying
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:52 PM
May 11

low until the November election. After which, the knives will really come out.

patphil

(9,230 posts)
14. Sounds like someone else is steering the president now.
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:55 PM
May 11

Not that things will get better, just different....like Iranian War different.

SSJVegeta

(3,156 posts)
16. Thats. Somewhat of a relief of it sticks.
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:59 PM
May 11

Hes a bit of a snake so I can see him slithering his way back into influence at some point.

AZ8theist

(7,643 posts)
20. The President "knows who he is"???
Mon May 11, 2026, 05:07 PM
May 11

I seriously doubt it.

Dementia Dotard could barely distinguish between the Easter Bunny and his wife recently.

Bengus81

(10,378 posts)
21. The Pres knows who "he is" but thought a pic of E.Jean Carroll was Maples
Mon May 11, 2026, 05:12 PM
May 11

And that was YEARS ago................

underpants

(197,212 posts)
27. Read this earlier. Good read. Even Trump knew how bad the Pretti murder was.
Mon May 11, 2026, 05:39 PM
May 11

I know who Miller is too. He’s a Nazi.

Pinback

(13,660 posts)
31. Good piece, although the headline inspires irrational exuberance.
Mon May 11, 2026, 06:22 PM
May 11

Miller continues to be on the Felon’s good side, and it sounds like he has plenty of other evil schemes festering. IQ47 has a better nose for PR, though, and knows the appearance of Full Psycho cruelty turns off some of his voters. Hopefully, it’s too late for a pivot to make much of a difference — fingers crossed that his tanking poll numbers will translate to Dem midterm victories.

BigmanPigman

(55,542 posts)
35. Somehow tRump will replace him with a more sadistic,
Mon May 11, 2026, 06:45 PM
May 11

psychopath. He'll search high and low (no, more like low and low) to get another Miller clone.

hatrack

(65,162 posts)
44. Bullshit . . . sanewashing King Turd
Tue May 12, 2026, 07:42 AM
May 12

Temu Himmler hates the same people his boss does.

The. End.

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