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BumRushDaShow

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Tue Mar 18, 2025, 05:37 AM Mar 18

'Wrong!' Trump aide Stephen Miller gets testy after CNN host asks 'Is Venezuela invading?' [View all]

Source: Raw Story

March 17, 2025 5:43PM ET


White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller fiercely defended the Trump administration’s flagrant disregard for a federal judge’s court order directing the return of deportation flights to the United States in a combative interview.

Miller on Monday clapped his hands, raised his voice and went toe-to-toe with CNN’s Kasie Hunt while insisting that, not only does President Donald Trump have the authority to invoke the Alien Enemies Act, but U.S. District Judge James Boasberg violated the law – and Constitution – by trying to stop him.

“Is Venezuela invading the U.S.?” Hunt asked flatly after Miller insisted Trump was exercising his powers “to defend the country against an invasion.” Miller refused to answer the question directly, and instead posed his own question to the host about “how the system works.”

"Does a district court judge have the right to direct or enjoin troop movements overseas? Yes or no?" Miller asked. “Well, Stephen, my question – if you can answer my question first please – is Venezuela invading our country?” Hunt retorted.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/stephen-miller-2671343681/

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