Stephen Miller 'Plenary Authority' Remark Sparks Controversy

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An awkward live TV moment for White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is under heavy scrutiny on social media.

On Monday afternoon, the Donald Trump aide went on CNN’s News Central to discuss the President’s deployment of National Guard troops to U.S. cities.

CNN asked Miller whether the Trump Administration will abide by a district judge’s order blocking the Guard’s deployment in Oregon. “Well, the Administration filed an appeal this morning with the Ninth Circuit,” Miller began. “I would note the Administration won an identical case in the Ninth Circuit just a few months ago with respect to the federalizing of the California National Guard.”

Then, Miller said: “Under Title 10 of the U.S. Code, the President has plenary authority, has—” before making an abrupt stop. Miller blinked several times, with anchor Boris Sanchez calling out his name, though he still did not respond.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/stephen-miller-plenary-authority-remark-sparks-controversy/ar-AA1O46Cb

[Blue Owl]

1. That boy ain't right -- he belongs in an institution

[Captain Zero]

7. 'Plenary' is an old SOVIET term

See Stalin, Lenin, and Trotsky for further info.
I think we know he's running plays out an old playbook.

[leftstreet]

2. He glitched. Because he knows it's bullshit n/t

[RockRaven]

3. What should spark more controversy is that CNN then posted it to social media edited

with that part missing. More sanewashing from CNN.

[LuvLoogie]

10. This. We all know what Steven Miller is.

This cleansing is heinous though. Just think how the MSM is going to gloss over JD once he is out front and center.
It will be like having Charlie Kirk in office. JD is going to invoke Charlie Kirk like you won't believe.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. Stephen Miller ACCIDENTALLY spills Donald Trump's secret plans to seize absolute power

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BREAKING: Stephen Miller ACCIDENTALLY spills Donald Trump's secret plans to seize absolute power like Hitler and Mussolini while on live television — and then freezes up as soon as he realizes it.

He just let the armband-wearing, goose stepping cat out of the bag...

"Well the administration filed an appeal this morning with the Ninth Circuit. I would note the administration won an identical case in the Ninth Circuit just a few months ago with respect to the federalizing of the California National Guard," said Miller.

"Under Title 10 of the U.S. Code, the president has plenary authority, has—" continued Miller before stopping abruptly. It appeared that he suddenly realized that he should stop talking, or someone in his earpiece urged him to stop.

"Stephen? Stephen? Hey Stephen, can you hear me?" asked CNN Boris Sanchez after Miller froze up.......

Alarmingly, CNN's upload of the segment to Youtube appears to have edited out the part where Miller lets the "plenary authority" bit slip. Even so, the stunning moment has spread like wildfire, with many describing Miller's behavior as him "glitching out." Others described it differently...

“Stephen Miller absolutely did not have a glitch on live TV. He had an ‘Oh sh-t’ moment where he said something that he f-cking was not supposed to say," observed one TikTok user about the viral incident.

According to Cornell University’s Legal Information Institute, "plenary authority" is "power that is wide-ranging, broadly construed, and often limitless for all practical purposes." In other words, Miller was referring to the powers of a dictator.

"Plenary authority, with its sweeping, unchecked assumption of power, has previously been compared to the powers to rule by decree forced through by the governments of dictators, including Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler," reported Harry Cockburn for Newsweek.

[Cha]

8. Civil War... I don't see Patriots laying

down, rolling over and Letting Neo Nazis taking over America.

[LastDemocratInSC]

12. Miller gets off on saying shocking things

because it let's him push a conversation in any direction he wants it to go and it gives him the warm fuzzy feeling of having "special knowledge" about things and events, that endorphin burst from believeing he has finally arrived at his proper place among the elites.

He's in a perpetual feedback loop of self delusion so we should expect things to get weirder.

[poli-junkie]

5. So when are the Dems going to alert the

American people?!!!!

[Irish_Dem]

6. Why did miller blurt this out on national tv?

[LastDemocratInSC]

13. He was trying to steamroll the CNN host

and his ego grabbed the wheel. Poor executive control between the ears.

[Irish_Dem]

14. Yes he lacks discipline and a filter.

[Captain Zero]

9. Plenary Authority in the Soviet era Dictatorship

In the Soviet Union, plenary authority was centralized in the top echelons of the Communist Party, particularly the Politburo and its General Secretary. Although the state had a constitution and a parliamentary-style body, the Supreme Soviet, these entities primarily served as a rubber stamp for party decisions and held no independent power. The true source of authority was the party, which exercised control through a highly centralized system of appointments known as the nomenklatura.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. Stephen Miller accidentally on purpose spilled the plan to make the military Trump's personal toy.

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