NY Times' Maggie Haberman flags 'overlooked' little detail in Trump aide's nomination

Top Trump aide Stephen Miller is set to wield even more influence during the president-elect’s second administration, but the casual political observer may have missed a key detail about his new White House roles, according to New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman.

Miller, who crafted the first administration’s most rigid immigration policies, has set himself apart from other veterans of Donald Trump’s first administration as the one person who has spent the most time mapping out what the next term’s policy agenda will look like.

“He is channeling Trump,” Haberman told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Friday on her show “The Source.” The prominent New York Times reporter, who has extensively covered the incoming president, noted Miller’s “big issue” is immigration.

“One thing that really got overlooked,” Haberman said. “When Stephen Miller's title was announced – deputy chief of staff over policy – yes, but also the Homeland Security adviser. And in that capacity, he is going to be working very closely with Tom Homan, who is the border czar, who Stephen Miller thinks very highly of, according to a number of people, to try to, you know, impact and influence Trump's immigration policy for as long as they can.”

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Haberman pointed out that it remains to be seen what campaign promises related to immigration Trump will follow through with come Monday. She listed as examples promises to build migrant camps and Trump’s vow to institute mass deportations.

“We're going to see what this looks like,” Haberman said. “But I expect that Stephen Miller is going to continue with what he was doing in the first term and in many cases, was stopped by the agencies that oversee immigration.”

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