'The President Knows Who He Is': Stephen Miller Reportedly Sidelined by Trump Admin

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Source: MEDIAite

May 11th, 2026, 1:23 pm


White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller is reportedly far less influential now than he was at the outset of President’ Donald Trump’s second term.

According to The Atlantic‘s Michael Scherer and Nick Miroff, Trump “has also told others in recent weeks that he understands Miller sometimes goes too far.” Miller’s power began to wane when Trump “recognized immediately after the second killing in Minneapolis, of the protester Alex Pretti, that the policy needed to shift. Miller, on the other hand, referred to Pretti as a “domestic terrorist” in the immediate aftermath of his death.

Recent months have seen Trump backpedal away from numerous policies advocated by Miller, including a plan to cut the number of visas for seasonal workers by 50%, after consulting with border czar Tom Homan. “The new secretary is listening to Tom Homan and Rodney Scott before he is ever listening to Stephen Miller,” one senior administration official told Scherer and Miroff.

A former official declared, “The president knows who he is, period.”

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Link to The Atlantic article - Stephen Miller in Retreat

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[Marie Marie]

1. Good. Ignore that creep into irrelevance and I will applaud Trump with one hand clapping for

a total of 1 second. Stephen Miller needs to take his seat at the back of the bus and STFU.

[Lovie777]

2. Who writes this garbage..............

[rurallib]

7. could you expound on this please?

If you think it is bullshit I would be curious why. I know little about this and would like to find the truth.

Thanks

[Bluetus]

17. It is bullshit because:

A) It isn't sincere
B) it is only a political calculation and window dressing, rather than some fundamental change in attitude or policy
C) It probably isn't even true at all.

[rsdsharp]

3. "Miller sometimes goes too far." I guess the request for the crematoria was met with resistance.

[ananda]

5. Seriously. Is there really a too far with Trump?

I think it's a matter of increments.

Miller didn't go too far at all.

He just wanted to go too far too fast.

[tanyev]

4. They'd better check the ceiling for bats before they start any meetings.

[LudwigPastorius]

6. "The president knows who he is"

Does he?

He's so far gone, I thought him putting his face and name on everything was the only way he could remember.

[Blue Owl]

8. Seal his fucking coffin shut, once and for all

This psychotic homicidal maniac has no place in any public office.

[GiqueCee]

9. "The president knows who he is..."

... and those around Trump know exactly what Miller is: A seething furnace of malice consumed by the mindless desire to destroy anything and everything good about this country. And it's not nice to upstage President Psychopants. If he's not the center of attention every minute of every day, heads are gonna roll, and Nosferatu's noggin is on the chopping block. But few, if any, will mourn his passing. Word on the street is, Miller is universally despised by everyone, and I mean, EVERYONE!

[mwmisses4289]

15. "And it's not nice to upstage President Psychopants."

You hit the nail on the head. Miller is often referred to as pres miller, and he has upstaged t more than once. Can't have that, so out you go!

[liberalgunwilltravel]

10. Now sideline Russell Vought

He's at least as dangerous if not more so than Stephen Miller. They are both hate-filled turds that need to be flushed.

[Dave Id]

19. Trump got Elon Musk out of the picture.

People were calling Trump and Musk co-presidents. There's only enough room for one narcissist in the White House at a time, Elon was stealing some of Donald's imaginary thunder.

[calimary]

11. What, Donald? Having him around isn't a good look for you anymore?

[Fil1957]

12. Not sure how real that is. I've heard from a source, can't remember which, that DHS, and by extension Miller are laying

low until the November election. After which, they're going to really tighten the screws.

[twodogsbarking]

13. Trump believes he is God and damn if he ain't to a lot of humans, and Stephen Miller

[patphil]

14. Sounds like someone else is steering the president now.

Not that things will get better, just different....like Iranian War different.

[SSJVegeta]

16. Thats. Somewhat of a relief of it sticks.

Hes a bit of a snake so I can see him slithering his way back into influence at some point.

[Skittles]

18. good, sideline his fucking wife too

disgusting pair

[AZ8theist]

20. The President "knows who he is"???

I seriously doubt it.

Dementia Dotard could barely distinguish between the Easter Bunny and his wife recently.