White House deputy chief of staff rails against reporters over MS-13, TdA coverage
During a White House press briefing, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller criticized the media for not adequately covering the violence associated with MS-13 and Tren de Aragua gangs in the U.S. Miller accused some media outlets of being sympathetic towards Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged MS-13 member, and criticized the Biden administration for allowing violent individuals to enter the country. He highlighted Abrego Garcia's history of violence and human trafficking offenses as evidence of his gang affiliation. Miller expressed frustration that media coverage was often prompted only by former President Trump's insistence, while suggesting that the reporters themselves would avoid living near such gang members. He claimed that the administration would not sympathize with those who have brought danger into American communities through lenient immigration policies.
Stephen Miller accused the media of failing to cover the violence perpetrated by MS-13 and Tren de Aragua gangs, suggesting that they only did so after being pressured by former President Trump.
Miller criticized the Biden administration for allegedly importing violent individuals, citing the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a suspected MS-13 member with a documented history of violence and human trafficking.
He pointed to an MS-13 tattoo on Garcia's knuckles as evidence of his gang affiliation and criticized media outlets for being too lenient in their coverage of such gang-related violence.
Miller used Jocelyn Nungaray's murder case to illustrate the consequences of releasing gang members on supervised release, blaming the previous administration for such policies.
He argued that journalists would not choose to live near gang members, yet their coverage supposedly pressured ordinary Americans into such situations, while asserting that the current administration would not offer sympathy to those involved in bringing violence into U.S. neighborhoods.