White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller clashed with a CNN journalist who asked him if President Donald Trump’s administration was “profiling brown people.”
“Is it the case that… this immigration crackdown is designed to go after people of color?” journalist Boris Sanchez asked during an interview on Monday.
Miller laughed, before responding: “Oh what a dumb question.”
“The illegal aliens that are here are taking jobs away from blacks, they’re taking jobs away from whites, they’re taking jobs away from Latinos, they’re taking their health benefits away, they’re taking they’re school spots away, and of course in many cases, they’re committing heinous crimes,” Miller said.
“We cannot have a system of law in this country that privileges illegal aliens over American citizens and that’s what they’re doing.”
Sanchez responded: “That’s not exactly a no Stephen.”
Miller then interrupted: “When I said it was a dumb question, it meant no.”
This is a developing story. More to follow.
