White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller made a series of threats against left-wing groups on Monday that stunned political analysts.
Miller appeared on a new episode of "The Charlie Kirk Show" on Monday, hosted by Vice President JD Vance. During the show, both Miller and Vance threatened to go after Democratic activists, journalists, and political party members who allegedly celebrated the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week.
"With God and as my witness, we are going to use every resource we have at the Department of Justice, Homeland Security and throughout this government to identify, disrupt, dismantle, and destroy these networks, and make America safe again for the American people," Miller said. "It will happen, and we will do it in Charlie’s name."
Miller's comments generated intense debate on social media.
"Wake up, America," California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, posted on X. "Stephen Miller has already publicly labeled the Democratic Party as a terrorist organization. This isn’t about crime and safety. It’s about dismantling our democratic institutions. We cannot allow acts of political violence to be weaponized and used to threaten tens of millions of Americans."
"The dark fantasies of a genuine lunatic," journalist John Harwood posted on X.
"But if you call them fascist they will cry," journalist Jay Bookman posted on X.
"We are watching a dystopian nightmare unfold in front of our very eyes," military veteran Greg Bagwell posted on X.
"Listen to the language he uses. Specifically, the word 'terrorist,'" military veteran John Jackson posted on X. "Trump thinks designating someone as a terrorist means you can extrajudicially kill them. This is false."
"Stephen Miller was directly involved in one of the largest acts of organized domestic political violence the United States has seen in modern times, the Jan 6 insurrection," journalist Greg Sargent posted on X.
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