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BumRushDaShow

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Mon May 11, 2026, 03:32 PM Monday

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