Stephen Miller is now the White House Chief of Staff, with the departure of Susie Wiles. Whether her departure was entirely voluntary is irrelevant, but one suspects someone had to take the blame for the Republican disaster that was the election. The president certainly was not going to accept that the fault is his. With Mr. Miller, the president has decided to double down on the worst instincts of humanity. Mr. Miller is a white nationalist who views non-white Americans as lesser citizens. He is the architect of the deportation policy, and one expects more of the same from him. His appointment will allow Mr. Trump to focus on what he likes, mostly golf and interior decorating of the White House. Mr. Miller is the American Prime Minister.
Maggie Haberman of the New York Times wrote:
In his first comments on social media about his ascension in the West Wing, Stephen Miller began by hitting themes that matter to the president and to his core supporters: that Trump is a significant historical figure and that Miller has been with him from the early days of his 2016 campaign.
Miller praised Trump as “the most transformative political leader in American History — and he has single-handedly saved America from those who would destroy it. It has been the privilege of my lifetime to have served on his team from Day One, and I am honored beyond words to serve as his White House Chief of Staff.” He also thanks “the incomparable Susie Wiles for her years of devoted service to the President and the Country, and for her friendship.”
He is clearly enthralled by Mr. Trump, and some sort of witchcraft must be at work since Mr. Trump is one of the least impressive humans to ever draw breath. Yet Mr. Miller said “The mission now is more clear than ever: Fight with all of our soul to support our president and defend this magnificent Republic.”
This is nonsense, of course. The Republic has suffered what could be (in the next decade or two) mortal wounds at the hands of MAGA and the Trump administrations. The federal government has had entire programs (e.g., USAID) destroyed, and the relations the US has had with other countries are not what they were (e.g., Canada). And of the $40 trillion national debt, this crowd has supplied about half. Because of these people, Americans will be sicker, dumber and poorer. Throw in more forever wars (e.g., Iran), and the American future is not particularly enviable.
So why are they doing it? They have a fear that America will become a multi-racial, multi-cultural empire. They want an ethno-state composed of Americans whose families came from Europe. The two are mutually exclusive. There is nothing they will not do to keep their white American dream alive. The trouble is that demography is against them. King Knute (or Canute if one attended Eton or Harrow) knew that ordering the tide to go out was silly. MAGA is not so well-informed about reality. They believe they can change demographics through deportations. They will fail, and the only question is how bad will it get before they are out of power?
There is not much the Democrats can do to keep him in check. They can cut funding for White House operations, and they can hold hearings. But Mr. Miller is going to be in the job until either he or Donald Trump decide otherwise.
And yes, he does look like Pee Wee Herman and Heinrich Himmler had a son.