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BumRushDaShow

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Mon May 11, 2026, 03:32 PM May 11

'The President Knows Who He Is': Stephen Miller Reportedly Sidelined by Trump Admin [View all]

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/



Link to The Atlantic article - Stephen Miller in Retreat

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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
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