Former U.S. Senator Names Top Trump Official With ‘No Political Antenna’ Who Could Doom Him
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He may end up costing "Donald Trump and his party lots of seats in Congress," warned Claire McCaskill.
Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) on Wednesday attributed the growing public backlash to the Trump administration’s anti-immigration crackdown to the architect of the policy, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.
“We always forget to mention how narrow Stephen Miller’s political experience is,” McCaskill told MS NOW’s “Deadline: White House” anchor Nicolle Wallace.
The ex-lawmaker listed the 40-year-old Miller’s relatively brief work experience before becoming one of President Donald Trump’s most trusted and controversial aides: “Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign, immigration work for Jeff Sessions in the Senate and Donald Trump.”
She then suggested Miller was out of his depth when it came to reading the polling tea leaves.
“He clearly does not have a political antenna,” McCaskill argued.
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Tehran residents woke to dawn blasts, and Iranian state television showed the ruins of building in the center of the capital.
"It's a hell of a thing," the California governor told late night host Jimmy Kimmel.
The Republican's point crumbled when reporters pointed out what he'd JUST said. He then admitted it "was a misspoke."
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No candidate in the closely watched GOP Senate race secured the majority vote needed to win the nomination, setting up a May 26 runoff election.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer experienced a major slip-of-the-tongue.
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The new line: Israeli threats to bomb Iran and trigger a response that could hit U.S. bases in the region led the administration to join the war.
Hilary Knight, captain of the gold medal-winning women's team, admitted that she was "really nervous" when she popped the question to her partner and fellow Olympian.
The Republican senator threatened to hold up all Trump nominees until the DHS secretary answers his questions about her “disastrous” tenure.