Stephen Miller (political advisor)
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Stephen Miller (born August 23, 1985)[1] is an American political advisor who served as a senior advisor for policy and White House director of speechwriting to President Donald Trump.[2] His politics have been described as far-right and anti-immigration.[1][3] He was previously the communications director for then-Senator Jeff Sessions. He was also a press secretary for U.S. representatives Michele Bachmann and John Shadegg.
Stephen Miller | |
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Senior Advisor to the President | |
In office January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Brian Deese Valerie Jarrett Shailagh Murray |
Succeeded by | Mike Donilon Cedric Richmond |
White House Director of Speechwriting | |
In office January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Cody Keenan |
Succeeded by | Vinay Reddy |
Personal details | |
Born | (1985-08-23) August 23, 1985 (age 38) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Education | Duke University (BA) |
As a speechwriter for Trump, Miller helped write Trump's inaugural address.[4][5][6] He was a key adviser from the early days of Trump's presidency. An immigration hardliner, Miller was a chief architect of Trump's travel ban,[7][8][9] the administration's reduction of refugees accepted to the United States,[10] and Trump's policy of separating migrant children from their parents.[11] He prevented the publication of internal administration studies that showed that refugees had a net positive effect on government revenues.[12][13] Miller reportedly played a central role in the resignation in April 2019 of Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, who he believed was insufficiently hawkish on immigration.[14][15]
As a White House spokesman, Miller on multiple occasions made false and unsubstantiated claims regarding widespread electoral fraud.[5][16][17] Emails leaked in November 2019 showed that Miller had promoted articles from white nationalist publications VDARE and American Renaissance, and had espoused conspiracy theories.[18][19] Miller is on the Southern Poverty Law Center's list of extremists.[20]