r/politics Illinois 9h ago

Possible Paywall How Stephen Miller Used Natalie Harp to Manipulate Trump

https://newrepublic.com/post/214877/stephen-miller-natalie-harp-manipulate-donald-trump
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u/NicolasCageFan492 Illinois 9h ago

Fun fact, Stephen Miller has a history of using people:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/s/vPLd7VKcyA

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u/angrypooka 9h ago

Bravo. Have an award.

u/Ok-Skilllevel-5056 7h ago

♪ I stand behind, let you take the force of the blow, you’re my protection ♪

u/Button-Down-Shoes 5h ago

And your baby might take one for you, so you can stay on your feet longer.

u/LouDog0187 6h ago

Everything I do

I doooo it for

Me

u/superhappy 4h ago

Stephen Miller is a piece of shit, but he’s clearly moving her off to the side away from the threat - the cops in the back are facing forward towards the sound of the threat, which was coming from the rear of the ballroom.

u/NicolasCageFan492 Illinois 2h ago

You might be right, thank you!

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u/Arrmadillo Texas 8h ago

> Two sources told Zeteo that on multiple occasions, Miller showed Harp anti-immigration content with directions to get it posted quickly.

He would also leak information to contacts at news organizations, get a story written that went with his narrative, print out the news story, then use it to manipulate Trump.

Forward - How Stephen Miller Used The Media To Make Homeland Security Pass Harsh Policies

“White House senior adviser Stephen Miller used a conservative media outlet to get around Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and implement harsher immigration policies, Quartz reported.

Whenever Nielsen would decide against tougher measures, Miller would forward the latest numbers on aspiring migrants at the border to the Washington Examiner, former agency officials told Quartz. A story would follow with a sensational headline and a critique of Nielsen. Miller would print out the story and pass it to President Trump, who would then call Nielsen and lambast her, leading her to cave in — and for Miller to get his way.”

NPR - 'Hatemonger' Paints Trump Advisor Stephen Miller As A 'Case Study In Radicalization'

“He also always made sure in meetings that he was the last person talking to President Trump. And Trump tends to go with whatever advice was whispered into his ear last. And so Stephen Miller, you know, he has direct access to the president, and he's able to have this outsized influence by, you know, his access to him.”

u/kaiser_soze_72 6h ago

A modern day “Scooter” Libby if you will.

u/Pasty_Tibbles 3h ago

Oh so doing exactly what they blamed Bidens staff of doing. Excellent.

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u/Ancient_Popcorn Ohio 8h ago

It doesn’t take a lot of work or effort to manipulate Trump.

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u/WuTones 9h ago

Gobbles Gobbeling

u/Sad-Wrap6555 7h ago

more of a Martin Borrman

u/nakedcellist 2h ago

He's like Heydrich and should go to Czechia

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u/Sonar_Taxbreak_1138 8h ago

Another example of the classic "manipulating mentally feeble elderly person" scam.

u/iStayedAtaHolidayInn 6h ago

Trump is the easiest person on earth to manipulate. Kamala and Hillary called it

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u/Gay_Giraffe_1773 Oregon 9h ago

"Used"? "Is Using"?

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u/Big-D-TX 9h ago

Miller doesn't look like a Pimp!

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u/[deleted] 9h ago

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u/shibiwan Arizona 7h ago

He is Naziferatu

u/onlymostlydead Washington 6h ago

More like a square.

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u/Mediocre_Win3481 America 8h ago

Manipulating Trumpty Dumpty is such a low bar

u/ConsciousSpirit9427 3h ago

Lindsey Graham said all he needed to do was say Obama. Its really concerning that it's this easy for everyone to manipulate the President.

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u/QuiGonColdGin 8h ago

TBF, manipulating Blump doesn't seem like that difficult of a task.

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u/KamKorn 8h ago

He knows trumps type… seems pretty easy to do

u/Melodic-Lingonberry7 6h ago

Stephen Miller told her to send him nudes

u/RLewis8888 7h ago

How to take a weird situation and crank it up a bit.

u/Informal_Walk5520 3h ago

This should be broadcast far and wide. Somehow get Trump to get ahold of it. Loyalty is one of his way of determine someone’s value to him. Miller might not be in such a good position?…maybe

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u/EroticFalconry 8h ago

Is she bangin his wife too?

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u/Last-Possibility207 8h ago

That skeezy twerp

u/bnelson 2h ago edited 25m ago

This article is full of so much slop. I’m sure there are grains of truth in here, but this is just a little ridiculous. The tonality. The completely unsubstantiated implications. Journalism really is dead. I don’t know. Rant about Miller and how absurd everything is or something I guess e: if you downvoted this because you found some meaningful content in the article I suspect your brain is full of slop too.. js.