Sen. Thom Tillis criticized Stephen Miller becoming White House chief of staff, calling the move “the worst of all possible choices” and “a colossal mistake,” according to The Gateway Pundit and a CNN interview cited by the outlet.
What The Gateway Pundit reported
The Gateway Pundit reported that on Friday President Trump announced Miller would replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff beginning Monday, November 9, and quoted Trump calling Miller “one of my most trusted advisors.” The outlet said Wiles would move to the Trump political operation and added that the White House confirmed the appointment in an official announcement. These details are as reported by The Gateway Pundit.
What Tillis said on CNN
Appearing on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper, Tillis said Republicans “lost because we lost the narrative on the border,” and tied that to what he called “mismanagement of that policy and homeland security policy,” which he associated with Miller’s work. He described Miller as “one of the most partisan, polarizing figures,” including “even among Republicans,” and questioned how someone “as divisive” could serve as an “olive branch” to what he called new Democratic majorities, according to The Gateway Pundit’s account of the interview. Tillis urged the president to rethink the decision, calling it “a colossal mistake.”
How Miller’s role was framed
The Gateway Pundit described Miller as a longtime Trump adviser, including roles such as deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser, and credited him as an architect of the administration’s border and immigration enforcement agenda. The outlet also highlighted a post by TheBlaze amplifying the CNN clip in which Tillis used the “worst of all possible choices” line.
