Social Media Users Not Thrilled Trump Is Giving Stephen Miller So Much Power

David Moye
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Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of policy wasn’t exactly hailed by many people on social media.

That’s because Miller is one of the architects of the president-elect’s mass deportation plan, which is designed to remove up to 20 million noncitizens from the United States.

Besides being one of the biggest anti-immigration hardliners out there, Miller is also known for his excessively hyperbolic and sycophantic praise of Trump.

Consequently, many people on X, formerly Twitter, made their opinions heard — and many fear for the worst.

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