Overview
- Arwa Mahdawi writes that Miller is the driving force behind the administration’s most extreme policies, especially on immigration.
- The column says some White House aides have reportedly taken to calling Miller the “prime minister.”
- Mahdawi attributes to prior reporting claims that Miller has been credited behind the scenes with a role in actions targeting Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and that he aims to end birthright citizenship.
- She reiterates his association with hardline measures from the first Trump term, including family separations, and describes a consolidation of power around enforcement.
- The piece leans into personal critique, citing his uncle’s public objections and a mayonnaise anecdote from his wife’s podcast to argue that mockery undercuts his desired aura of intimidation.