Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Another Right-Wing Power Player Emerges From the Shadows

Another Right-Wing Power Player Emerges From the Shadows:

"Stephen Miller is a 31-year-old who appears to have fit seamlessly into the inner circle at President Donald Trump's White House. If you look closely during Trump's executive order signing ceremonies, you'll likely find the pre-maturely balding Miller lurking in the background, sometimes standing next to Steve Bannon or Reince Priebus. He's one of a cadre of previously unknown ultra-conservative nativist provocateurs whose history includes mentoring by the alt-right's Richard Spencer, connections to the Breitbart media operation, being communications director for Senator Jeff Sessions, and who, during the presidential campaign was a consistent rev-up-the-crowd guy at Trump rallies. Now, he is the senior adviser to the president for policy, a high-powered position, as evidenced by his significant contribution – along with Steve Bannon -- to the executive order on immigration that resulted in a firestorm of criticism and huge demonstrations at airports across the country."