We would all love to have him frozen out of government, but for now, we don’t know whether Stephen Miller missed the meeting for one reason or for the other. We only know he wasn’t included, according to the article. Couldn’t have happened to a nastier guy. I don’t know why I detest him so much, but damn, the man is a creep. From Raw Story:
As part of the fallout over the Saturday shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Donald Trump held a two-hour Monday night meeting with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, her de facto chief of staff Corey Lewandowski, and other key members of his administration. According to MS NOW’s Jonathan Lemire, who was not invited was as notable as who participated. With the White House reeling and the Department of Homeland Security facing heightened scrutiny after two killings of innocent bystanders in less than three weeks, the president is reportedly “recalibrating” how his administration is managing its anti-immigrant roundups and media strategy.
Good idea, there. It’s not just DHS; the administration is going to hell in a very large handbasket. Optics are wretched. ICE and CBP are out of control, and don’t forget the latest batch of undertrained, out of shape, didn’t go through a background check group of ‘recruits,’ and it’s *all* sliding downhill and snowballing (pun intended). Even the people who wanted immigration to be brought under control certainly didn’t mean this. This isn’t authority. This is an undeclared war. This is people being *killed*.
According to the New York Times, “The meeting came after Ms. Noem requested to see the president, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a private meeting.” Invited to hear Noem and Lewandowski were White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, press secretary Karoline Leavitt, and Steven Cheung, Trump’s communications director. With the future direction of DHS being under discussion, Lemire raised an eyebrow that Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump’s immigration purge, was excluded.
Even though we can read this with delight, it’s still odd that he wasn’t included. He’s the heartbeat of immigration control, after all. Or should we say vainglorious emperor? That might be more fitting. He’s also the rabid dog. For all the forward thinking of America and the world, it’s unnerving that there are people like Miller who think backwards.
Addressing the Trump ICE turmoil, Lemire told the “Morning Joe” panel, “We saw [Border Patrol Commander Gregory] Bovino being moved out — The Atlantic is reporting that even he’s soon to retire. And then we had Secretary Noem and Corey Lewandowski in this meeting at the White House yesterday — Stephen Miller, not part of it, interestingly enough.” “And we’re told that their job is safe for now, but it’s very clear there’s at least a little bit of a de-escalation from Minnesota as the president and his team see poll numbers and realize this is not going well for them,” he added.
Yup. Took them long enough. They should have realized back *before* Ms. Good was killed. Nearly everyone hates ICE and CBP now. They are still, at this point, moronic thugs, no guardrails, just like Bovino wanted them to be. The latest number I found said there were more than 3,000 agents in and around Minneapolis, with more scattered through the state. There are about 600 police officers in Minneapolis. Overkill much? They need to stand down NOW.
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Susan, if you seriously “don’t know why I detest him so much,” I humbly suggest you examine his record for clues, of which there are plenty. Yes indeed he’s a creep and the proof is awaiting your investigation.
Jarvis. I was snarking. Facetious.