Stephen Miller was Donald Trump's chief speechwriter. His speeches are generally tailored to reach Trump’s base, including right-wing Evangelical Christians. He appeals to their godliness while doing the most ungodly things. In addition to writing speeches, Miller helped design policies that put immigrant children in cages and separated some of them from their parents forever. There’s a special place in hell for people like Miller. With Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, Stephen Miller is back as well—this time, with a promotion to Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy. A more accurate name would be the Deportation Czar.
Stephen looks a little different than when we last knew him. He’s shaved off the remaining wisps of hair he once had, creating an outer skinhead to go with his inner one. Whether it’s a not-so-subtle shout-out to his white nationalist brethren or he’s just given up on staring at his receding hairline makes no difference. It’s his policies that should worry the nation. He intends to deport millions of brown and Black people, and his history shows he’s not concerned if some American citizens get swept up along the way. Miller will do what he does while invoking his Christian faith, though he is Jewish.
All his life, Miller has purported to know how Christians should act:
“I urge every group of Christian faith on campus to do whatever it can to bring the Christmas spirit publicly and passionately to Duke.”
“Christianity is embedded in the very soul of our nation.”
Somewhere along the line, his view of Christianity got merged with his version of America First:
“He is deeply committed to the America First agenda and understands the policies and actions necessary to put that agenda into effect,” said Trump in 2016.
If anyone thought that Trump wasn’t serious about deporting 11–15 million immigrants with no concern for what that does to the economy, his appointment of Miller and fellow hardliner Tom Homan as his Border Czar should remove all doubt. It should be noted that private prison stocks have risen sharply after their positions were announced. These positions don’t require Senate confirmation, not that it would have mattered.
With Trump controlling the Executive, Congressional, and arguably the Judicial Branches of the country, the only remaining checks and balances are the people, and a majority of voters chose Trump. We are facing some trying times.
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