Talk-show host Samantha Bee on Wednesday attacked President Trump
Donald John TrumpLawmakers release defense bill with parental leave-for-Space-Force deal House Democrats expected to unveil articles of impeachment Tuesday Houston police chief excoriates McConnell, Cornyn and Cruz on gun violence MORE’s senior policy adviser Stephen Miller as the reason for the three-day government shutdown.
Donald John TrumpLawmakers release defense bill with parental leave-for-Space-Force deal House Democrats expected to unveil articles of impeachment Tuesday Houston police chief excoriates McConnell, Cornyn and Cruz on gun violence MORE’s senior policy adviser Stephen Miller as the reason for the three-day government shutdown. The TBS host branded it the “The Miller Shutdown,” blaming Trump’s key immigration adviser and calling him a "political smallpox blanket."
Bee first mockingly called Miller a “real American success story” for sticking to his conservative beliefs and earning a position in Trump's inner circle.
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“He is the exact same racist a--hole he’s been since childhood," Bee said. "But now he has the president’s ear and has the power to ruin thousands of people’s lives.”
Miller and chief of staff John Kelly
John Francis KellyMORE reportedly pushed Trump to avoid cutting a deal with Democrats to protect recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program ahead of the deadline to fund the government last week.
John Francis KellyMORE reportedly pushed Trump to avoid cutting a deal with Democrats to protect recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program ahead of the deadline to fund the government last week. Sen. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin GrahamGraham: FBI investigation in 2016 turned into a 'criminal conspiracy' This week: House impeachment inquiry hits crucial stretch Senate braces for brawl on Trump impeachment rules MORE (R-S.C.) criticized Miller for “yanking back” negotiations with Trump, saying that “as long as Stephen Miller is in charge of negotiating immigration, we are going nowhere.”
Lindsey Olin GrahamGraham: FBI investigation in 2016 turned into a 'criminal conspiracy' This week: House impeachment inquiry hits crucial stretch Senate braces for brawl on Trump impeachment rules MORE (R-S.C.) criticized Miller for “yanking back” negotiations with Trump, saying that “as long as Stephen Miller is in charge of negotiating immigration, we are going nowhere.”White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders scoffed at Graham’s remark, saying it was “ridiculous” to blame Miller for the stalled negotiations.
