(NewsNation) — White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller caused controversy after saying that President Donald Trump has "plenary authority" during an interview with CNN.

The conversation, which was about Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Oregon, quickly went viral not only for Miller's statement but also for how he appeared to cut himself off mid-sentence and leave his sentence incomplete.

CNN later went to a commercial break, saying there were technical difficulties during Miller's interview. When the station returned from break, neither the anchor nor Miller brought up the term again for the rest of the interview.

What does plenary authority mean?

Plenary authority refers to one government official, like President Trump, having complete power on a particular matter,

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