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Wed Oct 8, 2025, 04:41 AM Oct 8

Stephen Miller Sparks Suspicion After 'Glitch' on CNN When He Mentioned 'Plenary Authority' [View all]

Source: Time

OCT 8, 2025 4:15 AM ET
Stephen Miller Sparks Suspicion After ‘Glitch’ on CNN When He Mentioned ‘Plenary Authority’

POLITICS
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION


Stephen Miller, deputy White House chief of staff for policy, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, D.C., US, on Oct. 6, 2025.
Aaron Schwartz—CNP/Bloomberg/Getty Images

by Chad de Guzman
REPORTER

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. … “Stephen, I apologize. It seems like we’re having a technical issue,” Sanchez said, before the show cut to a break, and resumed after with Sanchez saying some “wires got crossed.” The interview with Miller continued, but neither Sanchez nor Miller brought up “plenary authority” again. CNN did not immediately respond when asked by TIME for comment on what exactly the technical issue was.

The brief moment sparked controversy online over Miller’s use of the phrase “plenary authority,” which Cornell University’s Legal Information Institute defines as “power that is wide-ranging, broadly construed, and often limitless for all practical purposes.”

Some users speculated that there was no malfunction during the interview but rather that Miller abruptly caught himself and stopped talking. One TikTok user said, “Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud accidentally and then appeared to glitch, all of a sudden when he recognized how much of his foot he just put into his mouth.” The user added: “He just came out and said Trump is authoritarian.” Another TikTok user posted a video with more than 100,000 likes: “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.”

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Read more: https://time.com/7324096/stephen-miller-plenary-authority-cnn-glitch-trump-national-guard-deployment/

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Looks like "Mr. Little Mechanical Penis Toad" was wound too tight Layzeebeaver Oct 8 #1
Fitting name... 2naSalit Oct 8 #3
I think his wife agrees COL Mustard Oct 8 #8
Hopefully... 2naSalit Oct 8 #2
So where's the video? JoseBalow Oct 8 #4
Link in article - did you read it? Justice Oct 8 #6
I looked but didn't see it JoseBalow Oct 8 #34
_ LudwigPastorius Oct 8 #44
Thank you JoseBalow Oct 8 #46
If every there was a candidate for a massive stroke during an angry outburst..... frogstar0 Oct 8 #5
here's a person who captured it... Layzeebeaver Oct 8 #7
The DNC ought to fucking sue the shit out of CNN maxrandb Oct 8 #9
Right on! Layzeebeaver Oct 8 #16
Technically not edited out. It's just the next segment, when they came back after the break. thesquanderer Oct 8 #21
And who in the wider public looks for the transcript? Layzeebeaver Oct 8 #25
Thanks, great side by side nt blue_jay Oct 8 #33
Thanks for posting the video JoseBalow Oct 8 #35
Translation Stephen Miller has told TACO that he's a King... Bread and Circuses Oct 8 #10
Wakie wakie hands off snakie Snoopy 7 Oct 8 #11
So the CNN anchor covers for Miller DeeDeeNY Oct 8 #12
That's how democracy dies. yardwork Oct 8 #18
CNN is just another one of the media companies CONTROLLED by the right wing BComplex Oct 8 #20
..."totally f**k up the public education system"... ultralite001 Oct 8 #32
I used to like Boris Sanchez choie Oct 8 #13
A bit more usonian Oct 8 #14
I wonder who was in his ear? yardwork Oct 8 #19
Wiles maybe? Or a WH counsel? Karma13612 Oct 8 #39
An "Oh Shit" Moment. Gotta love it. Paladin Oct 8 #15
This is the very epitome of maxrandb Oct 8 #17
what I think of Little Goebbels: lastlib Oct 8 #22
It was so obviously NOT a technical glitch. thesquanderer Oct 8 #23
He said that with full intention. When will we stop pondering their performances and take them at face value? live love laugh Oct 8 #24
Yes, plenary, direct from God himself bucolic_frolic Oct 8 #26
The screaming into his earphones must've been explosive Clouds Passing Oct 8 #27
It wasn't a glitch JustAnotherGen Oct 8 #28
If I were him, I would be more concerned about Weekly World News was using my likeness. Gore1FL Oct 8 #29
And now CNN is colluding with Miller Miguelito Loveless Oct 8 #30
When he said "plenary authority" he had an orgasm. Midnight Writer Oct 8 #31
OMG that's Exactly what happened!!! Layzeebeaver Oct 8 #36
LOL! JoseBalow Oct 8 #43
Little Goebbels is all grown up! LudwigPastorius Oct 8 #45
Pee Wee Nazi... Xolodno Oct 8 #37
He was just listening to his ear piece Karma13612 Oct 8 #38
As soon as Miller retreats to his crypt, someone please padlock it from the outside Blue Owl Oct 8 #40
Stephen Miller accidentally on purpose spilled the plan to make the military Trump's personal toy. LetMyPeopleVote Oct 8 #41
I don't believe Miller "catches himself." iemanja Oct 8 #42
Why Stephen Miller's weird vision of a vast left-wing conspiracy matters LetMyPeopleVote Oct 9 #47
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