Overview
- The exchange on Piers Morgan Uncensored escalated after Cenk Uygur called Katie Miller a liar during a debate that veered from New York mayoral politics to Israel and antisemitism.
- Over the crosstalk, Miller told Uygur to “check your citizenship application” and added he could be “just like Ilhan Omar,” a line later clipped and widely shared online.
- Journalists and commentators, including Glenn Greenwald, condemned the remark as an authoritarian use of immigration status against a naturalized critic.
- Uygur is a U.S. citizen born in Istanbul who immigrated as a child, a fact repeatedly noted as the clip circulated across social platforms and outlets.
- Coverage emphasized Stephen Miller’s prominent role in shaping hard-line immigration and deportation policy, and no official response or policy action has been reported.