close to steve bannon, which jake tapper also pressed him on. so it was for the benefit of trump. trump was saying to people, he was calling people up this week saying you ve got to choose between me and bannon. he s like, it s an easy choice. people were making that choice. what trump wanted them to do was go on tv and, quote, bury bannon. steven miller, who is perfect for trump because steven miller has been historically associated with steve bannon. they worked together on their hard-line immigration policies. but the fact is steven miller has not been close to boannon fr a long time. i ll give credit to the daily beast because they reported this months ago, and it was true. he reported that steven miller and julia had both turned against bannon. the white house denied it. they falsely denied it. the story was accurate at the time. everyone knew it and steven had this hilarious quote saying my friendship with steve is closer than ever.