Trump’s new ‘shadow president’: The rise of Stephen Miller

 

Stephen Miller is the architect of Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign – a sweeping immigration crackdown that’s sparked protests across America and become a growing political liability for the president.

Now, in the wake of the Republicans' devastating midterm defeat, Trump has promoted Miller to White House chief of staff – one of the most powerful positions in the administration, giving him even greater influence over the president's agenda.

Today, journalist and author of Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump and the White Nationalist Agenda Jean Guerrero – on Stephen Miller's rise to power, and what his promotion signals for the final two years of Trump's presidency.

 

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Guest: Journalist and author Jean Guerrero

Photo: AP Photo/Paul Sancya

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