A new MAGA-aligned podcast received negative reviews on Thursday, according to reports.
Katie Miller, the wife of President Donald Trump's immigration policy architect, Stephen Miller, launched an eponymous podcast this week to "have real conversations" about topics that matter to conservative women, she said in her first episode. It was launched at a time when Trump was trying to find a story to distract the base from the administration's decision not to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Arwa Mahdawi, a columnist for The Guardian, penned her review in the outlet, where she said the podcast "reeks of toxic femininity."
"Other than the memes, the most memorable moment of the episode is when Miller seems to imply that her husband subsists entirely on a diet of mayonnaise, like some sort of anaemic vampire," Mahdawi wrote. "Stephen Miller also apparently runs around his house with his shoes on, as does JD [Vance]. Usha [Vance], sensibly, takes her shoes off at the front door."
"All of this is exactly the sort of content I’m sure the busy mums are desperate for," she continued.
Even though the podcast "may not end up being a hit," Mahdawi argued that "it’s just one small part of a very effective Republican messaging strategy."
"While Miller’s podcast may not exactly be revolutionary, it is yet another reminder that Republicans are doing a far better job of spreading their talking points on new media than the Democrats," Mahdawi wrote.