in this national disaster that could be up to eight years, we hope only four. d.c. is a place young people can rise up quickly because of turnover and people getting burned out and such. but in the white house that typically doesn t happen. the white house typically gets the best of the best. somebody as pernicious as racist and nonintellectual as stephen miller generally wouldn t have a place to shine in the white house of any other administration but he s here because this administration has picked up a bunch of individuals to do their bidding. the post pressing this man credited with the most hardline immigration policies on claims from co-workers he harbors racist views listen to part of his answer. anybody who says that is an ignorant fool, liar, and reprobate who has no place in civilized society. what s your reaction to that? sounds crazy.
kwe kwenss, but now the consequences are manifesting themselves in violent acts against our community. we can t stand by and let that happen. we want our community to know they re supported in this moment. but we need republicans to speak out and leaders in the republican party to speak out against this, and reject this kind of rhetoric and these kinds of actions. so i m sure you ve seen the article in the washington post which gives us an inside look at some of the president s closest advisers including stephen miller who the post refers to as theed a vie vor who strips they say there are a few who believes he harbors racist views. miller bristled back calling anyone who labels him a racist an ignorant fool. what goes through your mind that someone so close to the
affect on tens of thousands of residents in the united states and stokes fear in immigrant communities all across the country. part of the reason you may not know what s inside his head is back in april the white house blocked miller before testifying. you said that was a big risk for those who defied the subpoena. anyone who defies a suspect by the congress of the united states put himself or herself in enormous legal peril. that can include fines, contempt of congress, civil pursuit in courts of law and possible incarceration. here we are. four months later miller has not testified. why has he not appeared? where do things stand with that and is your committee any closer to hearing from him ? we are not closer.
out on some of the aspects of obama/biden record, but he was doing a lot in the house behind me. and the fact is when you re getting attacked or at least put under the microscope by your fellow democrats running against you, that s tough to weather that without having an effect in the numbers. stay with us. the article on the washington post on stephen miller, laura, with you, it reports miller is among few administration officials who continue to defend separation of migrant families. why does the president favor miller s views even though they re not favored by the majority of other administration officials and frankly, from critics? that s a really great question. why does stephen miller have so much sway over the president? he s only 33 years old. he s barely a decade out of college. he has a fancy degree, but essentially holds the same views as a lot of these really fringe fortune trolls. these guys you find on internet
portrayal is of stephen miller and his roll, the influence he has over the president s immigration policies. how do you read it? well, i think it s been clear. i think it is clear that stephen miller has an influence with regard to immigration. he s been a key driver of not only the policy itself but the way it s presented. and that is rooted in his background as a communications person, and it was interesting to read that story just to talk just to see how he believes in these policies. i don t think that s a surprise, but it was certainly interesting to hear from him. and alex, if i can go back to the previous topic briefly on biden. i would disagree just slightly with my colleague about saying that the vice president wasn t do much when he was vice president. i think that poll is a reflection, and i agree with this, that when you re in the public sphere now running for president, it changes a little bit. but and people may call him