Stephen Miller Makes Unhinged Claims That DC Residents Are ‘Wearing Their Watches Again’ Because of Trump

Sarah Rumpf Aug 25th, 2025, 5:03 pm

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller made a series of outlandish claims Monday during an Oval Office presser discussing President Donald Trump’s recent initiatives intended to crack down on crime in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capitol and other actions have been controversial , with the administration defending the policy as necessary in light of D.C.’s crime rate — as well as declaring intentions to use similar tactics in other large cities.

The president signed a series of executive orders Monday with several Cabinet members and senior staffers like Miller present. Trum

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