Stephen Miller, Donald Trump’s most controversial aide and the architect of his sweeping immigration crackdown, has lavished praise on the president after his appointment as White House chief of staff.

In his first public remarks since the move was announced, Miller – who begins the role on Monday – pledged “total devotion” to Trump amid concern the administration is now poised to double down on its far-right, nativist immigration agenda.

“If it wasn’t for President Trump the United States of America would not exist right now,” Miller, standing alongside his boss, declared at an event on Friday evening. “This man saved America. He saved our military from collapse. He saved our economy from destruction. He saved our border from annihilation. He saved our country from threats at home and abroad which would have been the end of the American dream for ever.”

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  • kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world
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    Of course he’s totally devoted to him. He isn’t stupid. He knows full well that everyone knows he’s a nazi fuck and absolutely nobody but a vindictive idiot cunt like Trump would ever give him enough power to decide so much as a lunch menu. He also knows full well that this is it. He’s attached to a highly unpopular lame duck president who triggered the biggest political wave in 50 years against his party. Clock’s ticking before he loses every bit of power he’ll every have.

    He’ll play the deluded sycophant on tv to appease his boss, but he’s not. He’s an opportunist that is taking advantage of a temporarily powerful egotistical man who is highly susceptible to flattery and personal loyalty to exercise every ounce of his fascist agenda he can.

    Things are about to ramp up in the Trump White house. If this new congress does their jobs, they’re about to be very busy fighting back against Miller’s agenda items. If they don’t do their jobs, it’s about to get far far worse in the US before Trump’s time runs out.

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    Miller scares me.

    He’s absolutely insane. He’s the one who said the US should have a population of 100m people who look just like him.

    He’s essentially what Goebbels was to Hitler.

    The irony is not lost on me that him and his wife are jewish. His stance on immigration is worse than Tom Homan.

    This is essentially the peak of his career. Two years to cause as much fucking damage as he can.

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      The hopeful thing is that Trump only did this after the zenith of power waned. If he’d been on top of things earlier this administration would’ve been way more dangerous.

      The most important flaw of Trump is that he can’t envision himself losing, so he’s not preparing for it. Had he listened to competent evil people before and gebed their advice, they would be way harder to defeat. Luckily he’s a buffoon without strategic capability.

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    That is the only skill one needs when working for Trump. Real skills for the job in question had never been in demand under him. Just look at his cabinet.

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    The headline really buries the lede. He was the Deputy Chief of Staff and selected to be the Chief of Staff… He’s EXPECTED to follow the will of the President.

    The blatant lies are expected from him but they are stupid and the more significant piece of his statements.