Katie Miller isn't fooling anyone

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Katie Miller isn’t fooling anyone
Does Stephen Miller's wife think her dreary podcast will lead her to being First Lady?

By Amanda Marcotte
Senior Writer
Published September 8, 2025 6:45AM (EDT)


(Salon) The deputy chief of staff for policy at the White House is not usually a high profile role. Even hardcore political junkies couldn’t tell you who handled the job during the administrations of Joe Biden or Barack Obama — or even in Donald Trump‘s first term. But Stephen Miller, who is currently serving in this role , is downright famous. There are many reasons for this, including suspicions that he is the true power behind the throne, and that his hatred of immigrants is driving Trump’s efforts to turn Immigration and Customs Enforcement into an American Gestapo.

But let’s be honest: The main reason Miller is memorable is because he is petulant. Miller started off as Trump’s infamously terrible speechwriter, but he mostly made a name for himself by being such a creep that he stood out even by MAGA standards. He loves going on cable news shows and throwing comically over-the-top tantrums. Whether he is spilling racist lies or insisting his boss has unlimited power, Miller always adopts the same posture of maximum outrage. He clearly thinks he’s a terrifying villain in the Darth Vader tradition, but he actually reads more like Veruca Salt screaming “I want a golden goose” at Willy Wonka. It’s all very exhausting, as Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., noted on X, begging Miller to “stop yelling” because it’s “very shrill.”

So it was surprising that Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, started hosting a YouTube show, the purpose of which appears to be lulling viewers to sleep. It’s technically called “The Katie Miller Podcast,” but a better title would be “The Banality of Evil.” The premise of every interview seems to be that just because the guests are far-right authoritarians, it doesn’t mean they’re interesting. Each episode is roughly an hour of scintillating content like which sorority Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., pledged in college, or how former ESPN host Sage Steele feels about wedding planning. Even her much-discussed premiere episode, which featured a 45-minute interview with Vice President JD Vance, was a big nothingburger. The biggest news that came out of it was that Stephen Miller eats a lot of mayonnaise.

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That’s probably the point: To create the illusion that Stephen Miller is a normal person. The unsubtle goal is “The Katie Miller Podcast” is to “humanize” its subjects with “they’re just like you!” interviews. The underlying message is that fascists can’t be so bad, if they also tell dad jokes or feel bad about eating too much chocolate. All that, in turn, serves the larger message of the show, which is that the Millers aren’t sick monsters who hate America, because gosh — that Mrs. Stephen Miller just acts so darn normal. Or at least boring, which is what passes for normal in the twisted far-right mind. Another alternate title for the show: “The Opiate of MAGA.” ..................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2025/09/08/katie-miller-isnt-fooling-anyone/

[viva la]

1. Wasn't she working for Musk?

I thought she'd dumped the alien for the space case.

[marble falls]

2. The only way she'll become First Lady is to divorce Herr Miller and marry a Democrat ...

... she needs to remember how it all worked out for Goebbels, his wife and children. What happened to the guy with the funny mustache's First Lady.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. Newsom's Social Media

Guru always stabs the shiv straight to the heart.

It’s all very exhausting, as Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., noted on X, begging Miller to “stop yelling” because it’s “very shrill.”

[Prairie Gates]

4. Oh my God!

So it was surprising that Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, started hosting a YouTube show, the purpose of which appears to be lulling viewers to sleep. It’s technically called “The Katie Miller Podcast,” but a better title would be “The Banality of Evil.” The premise of every interview seems to be that just because the guests are far-right authoritarians, it doesn’t mean they’re interesting.

Marcotte is really sharpening her barbs. I'm laughing so hard!

[Mz Pip]

5. Katie has zero credibility

She married Stephen Miller fercrissake. That’s just gross.

[Alice B.]

6. Please don't ruin mayo for me.

(Too)

[eppur_se_muova]

7. spelling error: "famous" should be "infamous". nt