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"Why are you yelling?” the reporter asked as Trump's senior adviser refused to clarify the source of information he was spreading about Venezuela’s crime rate.

Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller had an on-camera meltdown after being asked by a journalist to back up questionable claims he was making about Venezuela’s crime rate, video of the episode posted to social media shows.

The four-minute video shows an emotional Miller yelling at NTN24 reporter José María del Pino on Tuesday after del Pino questioned Miller over his claims that Venezuela has become safer than the United States because its convicts are now all in the U.S.

Miller also repeated a since-debunked story that a Venezuelan gang has taken over Colorado apartment complexes.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Even el Salvador has lowered it's crime rates by 60% but they did it by throwing every suspect in prison for life no trial or anything. So you just know there are innocent people sitting in that inhumane prison they built. So yeah you can lower a crime rate that much, but you're not gonna do it without stomping on human rights and the blood of innocents

[–] [email protected] 139 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Oh fuck, was that a journalist actually doing his job?

I almost forgot what that looks like.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I think also what easily could be challenged is the composition of venezuelan prisons. A country mired in dictatorship is bound to have more political prisoners than actual criminals.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Are most Republicans in the States so emotionally unstable and easy to manipulate, or is this guy an outlier?

I don't know what his professional role is, but if he's a public speaker he should probably be fired. That was embarrassing to watch.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Stephen Miller is an advisor to Trump and is probably a psychopath. I don't use that label lightly either.

When a normal person gets genuinely angry, their facial expressions and body language convey the anger too. It's a natural reaction humans have when experiencing emotions and it's tough to hide or fake.

Stephen Miller raises his voice, he uses an indignant tone, he makes aggressive motions with his body, but his face shows no change in expression at all. It's not just this clip either, he's like this all the time. He's generally good at lying and changing topics during normal interviews, but he was cornered here and fell back to "pretend to be angry and change the topic." Clearly this reporter was having none of it.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Miller got completely and thoroughly Harrised by that reporter

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Couldn't happen to a nicer goblin.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Now this is fucking journalism. Answer the damn question Steven, you walking Adderall pill

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Refreshing like cracking open a cold one.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

All that yelling, and his eyes remained dead the entire time.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Steven Miller is a mega-racist pile of hot garbage. I would expect no less.

Reporters just need to do exactly what this guy does... Press them on their "facts." I love it how badly Miller loses it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago

Awwww poor Baby Himmler had a bad day.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pee Wee German won't have a home after November

[–] [email protected] 255 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Genuinely, that’s one of the most impressive examples of a serious journalist being an absolute fucking pitbull on a question, and as a result making the populist idiot spewing racist bile look like a complete imbecile, and laying bare the fact that he’s very obviously trying to push an agenda. Miller even fuckin pivots to MS-13 - an El Salvadoran gang (but all look same amirite /s) - because he realized he’s floundering, and reflexively reaches for more pathos of the “scary Latin people” conservative trope. Truly, this is an incredible interaction to watch. And the expressions of the people in the background are like “wow holy fuck lil’ fascist Stevie is getting OWNED”.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The worst part is the racist cult Miller is performing for will see the interview and ask why the reporter wasn't as angry as Miller.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Eh. The actual answer to that question is “he’s genuinely good at and cares about his job as a journalist”. Simple as that.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

That is an answer for reasonable people, and they already know.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

Oh if only he had the power he craves, this journalist would be in a camp for making him feel uncomfortable. Nasty little angry fascist.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago

If you can't pound the facts, pound the table...

[–] [email protected] 97 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It also beautifully displayed how fragile they are. Just push them a tiny bit and they go apoplectic that you don't just swallow their bullshit like their eager sycophants.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago

Yeah, it’s very easy to set them off and make them lose it by just being consistent and not backing down or following their rambling.

This reporter showed exactly how every question put to them should be handled.

[–] [email protected] 161 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Hats off to how professionally calm José María kept his voice on the follow up questions, making it clear that Miller was pretending to be outraged. A calm question after an angry rant meant Miller would start quiet again and have to dial his pretend rage back up. You could see Miller catch himself not being angry enough!

Fantastic!

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[–] [email protected] 181 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Whataboutism on display and a beautiful parry back to the question he asked everytime. That reporter should be commended for his tenacity.

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