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BumRushDaShow

(171,892 posts)
Mon May 11, 2026, 03:32 PM 17 hrs ago

'The President Knows Who He Is': Stephen Miller Reportedly Sidelined by Trump Admin

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/



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

Marie Marie

(11,478 posts)
1. Good. Ignore that creep into irrelevance and I will applaud Trump with one hand clapping for
Mon May 11, 2026, 03:39 PM
17 hrs ago

a total of 1 second. Stephen Miller needs to take his seat at the back of the bus and STFU.

rurallib

(64,801 posts)
7. could you expound on this please?
Mon May 11, 2026, 03:55 PM
16 hrs ago

If you think it is bullshit I would be curious why. I know little about this and would like to find the truth.

Thanks

Bluetus

(3,054 posts)
17. It is bullshit because:
Mon May 11, 2026, 05:00 PM
15 hrs ago

A) It isn't sincere
B) it is only a political calculation and window dressing, rather than some fundamental change in attitude or policy
C) It probably isn't even true at all.

rsdsharp

(12,090 posts)
3. "Miller sometimes goes too far." I guess the request for the crematoria was met with resistance.
Mon May 11, 2026, 03:49 PM
16 hrs ago

ananda

(35,446 posts)
5. Seriously. Is there really a too far with Trump?
Mon May 11, 2026, 03:53 PM
16 hrs ago

I think it's a matter of increments.

Miller didn't go too far at all.

He just wanted to go too far too fast.

eppur_se_muova

(42,408 posts)
33. The public noticed and reacted. If's all OK w/Trmp as long as you let sleeping dogs/voters lie.
Mon May 11, 2026, 06:38 PM
14 hrs ago

Miller will try again later. If not enough pushback, Trmp will go along.

LudwigPastorius

(14,961 posts)
6. "The president knows who he is"
Mon May 11, 2026, 03:53 PM
16 hrs ago

Does he?

He's so far gone, I thought him putting his face and name on everything was the only way he could remember.

Seinan Sensei

(1,630 posts)
40. If he gets fired, will Miller move out of public housing?
Mon May 11, 2026, 11:53 PM
8 hrs ago

Miller (and others) have moved en masse into military housing. It’s a gated community, and it’s rent free.

Miller moved out of Arlington, and moved into military housing because he felt threatened by sidewalk chalk messages left by activists

Blue Owl

(59,565 posts)
8. Seal his fucking coffin shut, once and for all
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:02 PM
16 hrs ago

This psychotic homicidal maniac has no place in any public office.

GiqueCee

(4,657 posts)
9. "The president knows who he is..."
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:27 PM
16 hrs ago

... and those around Trump know exactly what Miller is: A seething furnace of malice consumed by the mindless desire to destroy anything and everything good about this country. And it's not nice to upstage President Psychopants. If he's not the center of attention every minute of every day, heads are gonna roll, and Nosferatu's noggin is on the chopping block. But few, if any, will mourn his passing. Word on the street is, Miller is universally despised by everyone, and I mean, EVERYONE!

mwmisses4289

(4,642 posts)
15. "And it's not nice to upstage President Psychopants."
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:57 PM
15 hrs ago

You hit the nail on the head. Miller is often referred to as pres miller, and he has upstaged t more than once. Can't have that, so out you go!

liberalgunwilltravel

(1,244 posts)
10. Now sideline Russell Vought
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:34 PM
16 hrs ago

He's at least as dangerous if not more so than Stephen Miller. They are both hate-filled turds that need to be flushed.

Dave Id

(322 posts)
19. Trump got Elon Musk out of the picture.
Mon May 11, 2026, 05:05 PM
15 hrs ago

People were calling Trump and Musk co-presidents. There's only enough room for one narcissist in the White House at a time, Elon was stealing some of Donald's imaginary thunder.

calimary

(90,658 posts)
36. Hard to figure what's a worse look for him.
Mon May 11, 2026, 07:38 PM
13 hrs ago

Last edited Tue May 12, 2026, 12:05 AM - Edit history (1)

He’s obviously starting to have health problems. That has an impact, no matter how you slice it.

But what he’s done to our precious country, our laws and conventions, our privacy (especially for women), how we live our lives, AND whatever futures we might hope to have for ourselves and our families… ALL of what he’s done is absolutely abominable, and even SINFUL.

Fil1957

(846 posts)
12. Not sure how real that is. I've heard from a source, can't remember which, that DHS, and by extension Miller are laying
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:52 PM
15 hrs ago

low until the November election. After which, the knives will really come out.

patphil

(9,201 posts)
14. Sounds like someone else is steering the president now.
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:55 PM
15 hrs ago

Not that things will get better, just different....like Iranian War different.

SSJVegeta

(3,053 posts)
16. Thats. Somewhat of a relief of it sticks.
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:59 PM
15 hrs ago

Hes a bit of a snake so I can see him slithering his way back into influence at some point.

AZ8theist

(7,600 posts)
20. The President "knows who he is"???
Mon May 11, 2026, 05:07 PM
15 hrs ago

I seriously doubt it.

Dementia Dotard could barely distinguish between the Easter Bunny and his wife recently.

Bengus81

(10,345 posts)
21. The Pres knows who "he is" but thought a pic of E.Jean Carroll was Maples
Mon May 11, 2026, 05:12 PM
15 hrs ago

And that was YEARS ago................

Maru Kitteh

(31,951 posts)
24. Typical. Not until a white heterosexual man gets killed. Then it's "too far."
Mon May 11, 2026, 05:25 PM
15 hrs ago

All sudden like.

underpants

(197,072 posts)
27. Read this earlier. Good read. Even Trump knew how bad the Pretti murder was.
Mon May 11, 2026, 05:39 PM
15 hrs ago

I know who Miller is too. He’s a Nazi.

Pinback

(13,642 posts)
31. Good piece, although the headline inspires irrational exuberance.
Mon May 11, 2026, 06:22 PM
14 hrs ago

Miller continues to be on the Felon’s good side, and it sounds like he has plenty of other evil schemes festering. IQ47 has a better nose for PR, though, and knows the appearance of Full Psycho cruelty turns off some of his voters. Hopefully, it’s too late for a pivot to make much of a difference — fingers crossed that his tanking poll numbers will translate to Dem midterm victories.

BigmanPigman

(55,494 posts)
35. Somehow tRump will replace him with a more sadistic,
Mon May 11, 2026, 06:45 PM
14 hrs ago

psychopath. He'll search high and low (no, more like low and low) to get another Miller clone.

hatrack

(65,096 posts)
44. Bullshit . . . sanewashing King Turd
Tue May 12, 2026, 07:42 AM
1 hr ago

Temu Himmler hates the same people his boss does.

The. End.

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