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Trump names Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles
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Covered by 4 outlets, all left-leaning.
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President Donald Trump named Stephen Miller White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles, in an announcement on Friday. Left-leaning outlets describe Miller as the architect of Trump’s mass deportation campaign and the public face of his immigration policies. Right-leaning outlets report that a White House official called the appointment a step toward a finely tuned machine that carries forward the populist movement Trump created. Critics quickly targeted Miller’s hardline immigration record, and the promotion has drawn alarm from many commentators.
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Trump named Stephen Miller White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles.
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- Mother Jones, The Boston Globe
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- NPR, The New York Times, The Guardian
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Miller has been the public face of Trump’s immigration policies, including the mass deportation campaign.
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- Mother Jones, The Boston Globe
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- The New York Times, The Guardian
A White House official said the appointment would make the White House a finely tuned machine implementing Trump’s policies.
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Critics quickly targeted Miller’s hardline immigration record after the appointment was announced.
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Every side reports that Trump named Stephen Miller White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles, and that the appointment has drawn criticism. The main difference: left outlets stress Miller’s immigration record and power, while right outlets stress his loyalty to Trump and cast critics as hostile.
the left
4 outlets · 1 opinion
Left-side headlines frame Miller through his immigration record and new power, with the Guardian calling him an immigration hardliner; the far-left Mother Jones opinion piece casts him as a mob boss.
Stephen Miller, immigration hardliner, in his own words
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Both right-side headlines are opinion columns: one calls Miller a MAGA asset and a terror to the left, the other calls the criticism a stoning, casting coverage of him as hostile.
The Sensational language“stoning of Stephen Miller”A violent metaphor for criticism of an appointment exaggerates the scale of the reaction.More neutral: Criticism of Stephen Miller as he takes over the Trump White HouseDisagree with this highlight?, now running the Trump White House
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cruelest policiesWannabe Mob Boss
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unprecedented media firestormstunning announcementstoning of Stephen Millerother radicals
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unprecedented media firestormMore neutral: Wide media coverage
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Trump's decision to name Stephen Miller his new chief of staff sparked an unprecedented media firestorm, as critics quickly targeted his hardline immigration record and influence…
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stunning announcementMore neutral: announcement
The adjective stunning adds emotional force to a routine personnel announcement.
When Donald Trump made the stunning announcement that Stephen Miller is his new chief of staff–preempting the New York Times by…
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stoning of Stephen MillerMore neutral: Criticism of Stephen Miller as he takes over the Trump White House
A violent metaphor for criticism of an appointment exaggerates the scale of the reaction.
The stoning of Stephen Miller, now running the Trump White House
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cruelest policiesMore neutral: the public face of some of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies
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How will Stephen Miller, the public face of some of President Donald Trump’s cruelest policies, operate in his new role as White House chief of staff?
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Wannabe Mob BossMore neutral: Stephen Miller’s first day as White House chief of staff
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It’s Stephen Miller’s First Day as Wannabe Mob Boss
Used byMother Jones (Far Left)
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other radicalsMore neutral: other critics
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…voices on the right, news of Miller's promotion has enraged Democrats and other radicals.
Used byTheBlaze (Far Right)
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MAGA assetMore neutral: a close Trump adviser
Calling Miller a MAGA asset is a judgement of value rather than a description of his role.
3 times Trump's new chief of staff, Stephen Miller, proved himself a MAGA asset — and a terror to the left
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…Trump's new chief of staff, Stephen Miller, proved himself a MAGA asset — and a terror to the left
Used byTheBlaze (Far Right)
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Cruel is a judgement about Miller’s conduct that the quoted anchor asserts without citing evidence.
…been absolutist: do whatever is necessary, as much as we can possibly do, be as cruel as possible as a warning sign for anybody who might want to…
Quoted byFox News (Far Right)
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From the left
4 outlets · 1 opinionLeads with
- Miller’s immigration record
- His growing power in the White House
- His role as public face of Trump’s policies
Leaves out
- A White House official’s account of the appointment as advancing the populist movement
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- NPRLeft
Stephen Miller is now chief of staff. What does that mean for Trump?
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Chris Whipple, an expert on White House chiefs of staff who has written extensively about Susie Wiles, about Trump's appointment of Stephen Miller.
What to Know About Stephen Miller, Trump’s New Chief of Staff
The architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign, Mr. Miller has been the public face of many of Mr. Trump’s immigration policies.
Also published by The Boston Globe. It counts once.
- The GuardianLeft
Stephen Miller, immigration hardliner, in his own words
Trump’s most controversial aide begins his first day as White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, the influential architect of Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown , is due to start as White House chief of staff today. …
It’s Stephen Miller’s First Day as Loaded modifier“Wannabe Mob Boss”Calling him a “wannabe” mob boss pre-judges his character with a mocking label rather than describing his role.More neutral: Stephen Miller’s first day as White House chief of staffDisagree with this highlight?
How will Stephen Miller, the public face of some of President Donald Trump’s cruelest policies, operate in his new role as White House chief of staff? …
What to know about Stephen Miller, Trump’s new chief of staff
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From the center
0 outletsNo center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the right
0 outlets · 2 opinionLeads with
- Miller’s loyalty to Trump and the MAGA movement
- Criticism of the appointment as hostile media coverage
- The White House’s populist agenda
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- Miller’s role as architect of the mass deportation campaign
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3 times Trump's new chief of staff, Stephen Miller, proved himself a Loaded modifier“MAGA asset”Calling Miller a MAGA asset is a judgement of value rather than a description of his role.More neutral: a close Trump adviserDisagree with this highlight? — and Sensational language“a terror to the left”Describing him as a terror to a political side presents his effect on opponents as a dramatic verdict.More neutral: a figure criticized by the leftDisagree with this highlight?
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Stephen Miller — one of his and the MAGA movement's most stalwart defenders — would be replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff. …
The Sensational language“stoning of Stephen Miller”A violent metaphor for criticism of an appointment exaggerates the scale of the reaction.More neutral: Criticism of Stephen Miller as he takes over the Trump White HouseDisagree with this highlight?, now running the Trump White House
Trump's decision to name Stephen Miller his new chief of staff sparked an Sensational language“unprecedented media firestorm”Calling the coverage an unprecedented firestorm adds drama that the article does not document.More neutral: Wide media coverageDisagree with this highlight?, as critics quickly targeted his hardline immigration record and influence over the president's agenda.
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The Guardian, Nov 9, 3:00 AM EST
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- The New York TimesLeftNov 9, 5:03 AM EST
- The Boston GlobeFar LeftNov 9, 12:32 PM EST
- NPRLeftNov 9, 4:08 PM EST
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