Overview
- In a CNN interview, Stephen Miller said “we are in charge” in Venezuela and described the United States as “running the country during this transition period,” citing a military posture and an oil-and-commerce embargo.
- Recent reporting credits Miller, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as a driving force behind the decision to capture Nicolás Maduro and portrays him as a central policy director across immigration, security, and policing, with Steve Bannon dubbing him Trump’s “prime minister.”
- Miller signaled renewed interest in Greenland after his wife’s “SOON” post, questioned Denmark’s claim to the territory, and said “nobody’s going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland.”
- ICE deployments in U.S. cities have expanded under Miller’s approach and face intensified backlash following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, with critics alleging the escalation is intentional.
- Analysts and legal observers highlight Miller’s push for measures like ending birthright citizenship and curbing judicial checks, underscoring his stated doctrine that global affairs are governed by strength, force, and power.