In an impressive display on CNN News Central, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller left the liberal network’s anchor Brianna Keilar in shambles during their discussion about DOGE, the latest initiative aimed at resizing federal government operations. Miller’s appearance while engaging with Keilar as she struggled through what many would consider a series of ill-informed questions, left viewers with a stark contrast between the polished political strategist and the seemingly out-of-depth segment host.
Keilar opened the conversation by asking, “Stephen, thank you so much for joining us. Who is in charge of DOGE?” A question that seemed perplexingly naive as Stephen Miller couldn’t contain his amusement before responding with the apparent truth: “Trump is in charge of DOGE. After all, he ordered its creation.” The mention of Trump surely cemented who was at the helm of the initiative, yet Keilar, still not comprehending, needed further elaboration.
In an almost academic yet sarcastic tone, Miller had to reduce the structure of the Executive Office to elementary terms, stating, “No, DOGE is what was formally US digital services. It’s an agency in the federal government that reports to the Executive Office of the President, which reports to the President of the United States. A president wins an election and appoints staff…and those staff report to him.”
In attempt after attempt, Keilar’s questions, like the bizarre inquiry if Elon Musk was aware he wasn’t leading DOGE, only gave Miller more fodder to highlight the lack of understanding purported by the CNN anchor. The Biden administration’s continuity and departmental leadership such as Energy Secretary Chris Wright were areas of constant clarification given by Miller.
Keilar’s attempts to paint the Trump administration negatively faltered as Miller countered with facts and stark reality. Laughing off the notion that temporarily displaced federal workers were a national emergency, he redirected the conversation to question transparency under Biden’s administration. Miller pointedly asked, “Do you have any idea where the $22 billion the Health and Human Services provided to illegal aliens under Joe Biden is right now? That’s 22 billion with a B. That’s enough to provide a house to every homeless veteran in America…Where is it? You don’t know….Joe Biden just spent it and now it’s GONE.”
🚨 LMAO! Stephen Miller just ROASTED a CNN anchor
“I understand that even a temporary interruption in federal employment is a great crisis—a catastrophe for you and for CNN.”
“You wanna have a conversation about transparency? Let me ask you a question: Do you have any idea… pic.twitter.com/jQQCg1xvkJ
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 18, 2025
Miller effectively turned the discussion into an unanticipated interrogation on Biden’s policies, illegal immigration issues, and governmental transparency. This CNN segment serves as another example of liberal media narratives failing in the face of irrefutable truths delivered with precision and clarity by advocates of conservative leadership.