Ah, the media—always so sure of themselves, always so indignant when someone like Stephen Miller comes along and wipes the floor with their manufactured narratives. You’d think they’d learn by now, but no. They keep coming back for more, and people like Miller, Trump, and JD Vance are more than happy to serve up a fresh helping of reality.
If there’s one thing the Trump administration has always done well, it’s exposing the liberal media for what they truly are—narrative engineers, not journalists. And Stephen Miller? He’s one of the best at it. The man has a way of cutting through the nonsense like a hot knife through butter, and last night’s showdown with CNN’s Jake Tapper was just another example of how thoroughly the media gets outclassed when they try to push their spin.
The fireworks started over immigration and federal aid, two topics the media just loves to misrepresent. First, Tapper took issue with Trump’s offer to provide a severance package to federal workers willing to leave within a week—essentially a polite way of clearing out the deep-state dead weight. Naturally, Tapper clutched his pearls over the supposed “demonization” of these workers. But Miller? He just laughed in his face.
“Did you just say that saying someone voted for Kamala Harris is demonizing them?” Miller shot back. It was a thing of beauty—because, let’s be real, in the media’s eyes, Trump voters are “deplorables,” but the second you mention that most federal workers are left-wing partisans, suddenly it’s demonization.
Then came the big battle over federal aid. The media has been breathlessly reporting that the Trump administration’s temporary freeze on certain federal funds is some kind of mass punishment or cruel political game. But, as Miller pointed out, if you actually read the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo, it’s perfectly clear. It doesn’t affect entitlements, essential services, or benefits for citizens. In other words, the media just ran with another fake news story.
Miller even said it outright: “I can’t help it if left-wing media outlets published a fake news story that caused confusion.”
And how did Tapper respond? With his usual act of disbelief. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said as if the problem wasn’t the media’s rush to mislead the public. He even tried to rope in Republicans who supposedly found the order “confusing.” But here’s the thing: the only people who are “confused” are the ones who want to be confused—because clarity doesn’t fit their agenda.
STEPHEN MILLER: Overwhelmingly, the career federal service in this country is far-left.
TAPPER: I don’t know that’s true.
MILLER: At USAID, 98% donated to Kamala Harris or other left-wing candidates.
TAPPER: You’re demonizing an entire workforce.pic.twitter.com/IVLH8Qsy88
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 28, 2025
And, of course, what CNN debate would be complete without the classic pro-illegal immigration argument? Tapper even trotted out the tired old “who will pick our crops?” line, as if America’s entire economy hinges on an unchecked flood of illegal labor. It’s the same nonsense argument we’ve been hearing for decades: enforcing immigration laws will somehow bring the country to a screeching halt. It’s nonsense, and it always has been.
🔥HOLY SMOKES: @StephenM just scorched a combative Jake Tapper and his “who’s going to pick the crops!” propaganda:
“Well, I mean, I’m sure it’s not your position, Jake. You’re just asking the question that we should supply America’s food with exploitative, illegal alien labor.… pic.twitter.com/dhBsJpN59W
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 28, 2025
This was yet another example of the media running headfirst into a brick wall of facts. They’ve been doing this for years, and they never seem to learn. The difference now? Trump and his team know exactly how to handle them. They aren’t playing defense anymore. They aren’t caving to the media’s manufactured outrage. They’re calling it like it is—and they’re winning.
So, carry on, Mr. Miller. Carry on, President Trump. The media can whine all they want, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t change a thing. They lost. You won. And they still don’t know what hit them.