Maurice a.k.a. Stephen Miller, the only member of the gulag in the Peoples Republic of Santa Monica, did Herr Goebbels proud today on CNN. Like any stable genius, an obsequious factotum probably lacks introspection.
Miller Lite-weight truly wants to avoid the Pit of Misery ...Dilly Dilly.
(Miller described) Trump as a “political genius” — which echoed Trump’s self-characterization on Twitter the day before. For Miller, Trump is a “self-made billionaire, who revolutionized reality TV, and who has changed the course of our politics.”
“Why don’t you just give me three minutes to tell you the truth about the Donald Trump that I know and that all of our campaign staff knows?” Miller asked.
“Because it’s my show, and I don’t want to do that,” Tapper replied.
The pair continued to talk over one another until Tapper told Miller to “settle down.”
Miller refused to answer serious questions about the New York Times report that special counsel Robert Mueller, who is heading the Russia investigation, has in his possession a letter outlining the president’s reasoning for firing former FBI Director James Comey — which Miller reportedly had a hand in drafting.
The aide also distanced himself from Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with Russians in June 2016, then declined to weigh in on growing questions over the president’s mental stability.
It should go without saying that Miller’s performance was aimed squarely at Trump, but Tapper said it anyway. “There’s one viewer that you care about right now and you’re being obsequious,” Tapper said near the end of the segment.
Tapper finally cut Miller off. “You’re being a factotum in order to please him,” Tapper said. “I think I’ve wasted enough of my viewers’ time. Thank you Stephen.”
The other Sloppy Steve, Bannon apparently is now on to damage control, pledging actual fealty to Trumpism so he won’t remain like Doug in the Pit of Misery…
- "Donald Trump, Jr. is both a patriot and a good man. He has been relentless in his advocacy for his father and the agenda that has helped turn our country around."
- "My support is also unwavering for the president and his agenda — as I have shown daily in my national radio broadcasts, on the pages of Breitbart News and in speeches and appearances from Tokyo and Hong Kong to Arizona and Alabama."
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"President Trump was the only candidate that could have taken on and defeated the Clinton apparatus. I am the only person to date to conduct a global effort to preach the message of Trump and Trumpism; and remain ready to stand in the breech for this president's efforts to make America great again."
- "My comments about the meeting with Russian nationals came from my life experiences as a Naval officer stationed aboard a destroyer whose main mission was to hunt Soviet submarines to my time at the Pentagon during the Reagan years when our focus was the defeat of 'the evil empire' and to making films about Reagan's war against the Soviets and Hillary Clinton's involvement in selling uranium to them."
- "My comments were aimed at Paul Manafort, a seasoned campaign professional with experience and knowledge of how the Russians operate. He should have known they are duplicitous, cunning and not our friends. To reiterate, those comments were not aimed at Don Jr."
- "Everything I have to say about the ridiculous nature of the Russian 'collusion' investigation I said on my 60 Minutes interview. There was no collusion and the investigation is a witch hunt."
- "I regret that my delay in responding to the inaccurate reporting regarding Don Jr has diverted attention from the president's historical accomplishments in the first year of his presidency."
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