Stephen Miller, Donald Trump’s most controversial aide and the architect of his sweeping immigration crackdown, has lavished praise on the president after his appointment as White House chief of staff.

In his first public remarks since the move was announced, Miller – who begins the role on Monday – pledged “total devotion” to Trump amid concern the administration is now poised to double down on its far-right, nativist immigration agenda.

“If it wasn’t for President Trump the United States of America would not exist right now,” Miller, standing alongside his boss, declared at an event on Friday evening. “This man saved America. He saved our military from collapse. He saved our economy from destruction. He saved our border from annihilation. He saved our country from threats at home and abroad which would have been the end of the American dream for ever.”

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[–] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 child)

I think what he does with his power actually makes him worse than Goebbels. Put aside the visual similarities and remember that Goebbels was mostly focused on propaganda and that kind of shit. He was an evil man, but he wasn't the one behind the scenes engineering the actual mechanisms to kill millions of people.

Miller doesn't seem to care much at all about "the message" or convincing people of anything. Dude is just evil and wants to do evil shit and could not care less what people think (as long as he can live on a military base with 24/7 protection).

I hope people don't think I'm downplaying the evil of Goebbels, I am most certainly not.

I think Miller is more akin to someone like Himmler, Heydrich, or Eichmann. He's somehow worse than Goebbels in my opinion. At least in the context of the current situation.

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    I drew the parallel because Miller was Trump's speechwriter for most of his stuff and the apparently close relationship Miller and Trump have.

    Looking through what Goebbels was able to do during Hitler's reign looks very similar to the role Chief of Staff plays in the U.S.

    Interesting trivia - Goebbels had an official goverment position within the ministry of propaganda, giving the illusion of responsibility and accountability. The Chief of Staff is not a goverment official, and is not given those assumptions. However, this means he is also not technically awarded the protections of the executive branch. This is why Chiefs of Staff have butt heads with their president.

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