Trump's "war-time consigliere" and the Miller Doctrine
Summary
The article says President Donald Trump’s appointment of Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff signals a confrontational approach toward a Democratic-led Congress. It describes Miller’s views on presidential authority, immigration, political opposition and the use of U.S. power abroad, and reports his influence on the administration’s Latin America policy.Key Facts
- The article identifies Stephen Miller as Trump’s new White House chief of staff.
- Miller has argued that presidential power is extensive and criticized court rulings that blocked parts of Trump’s deportation policies.
- In 2025, Miller called the Democratic Party a domestic extremist organization and warned that a Democratic congressional victory would be “game over.”
- Miller has been a key architect of the administration’s hard-line immigration policies.
- At the Shield of the Americas conference, Miller compared drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere to ISIS and al-Qaeda and called for treating them with similar force.
- The article reports that Miller helped shape Trump’s Latin America policy, including actions involving Venezuela, and has a close working relationship with Marco Rubio.
- Trump advisers cited the Epstein files and the attack on Iran, which they said raised fuel prices, as factors that weakened support among some populist voters.
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