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Rage Against Stephen Miller

Trump’s hard-line immigration restrictionist has become a lightning rod in the culture, and on Capitol Hill in particular. Republicans are divided among those who support Miller, those who suffer him out of fealty to the president, and an increasingly vocal group that thinks he’s going to cost them the midterms.

Stephen Miller
Miller became the most effective and influential advisor in the White House—which is now a major problem for a growing number of Republicans who see a winning issue slipping away at the start of a consequential midterm season. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Leigh Ann Caldwell
February 1, 2026

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Sen. Thom Tillis rarely misses an opportunity to trash Donald Trump’s sidekick and deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller—a guy he’s previously described as “incompetent,” “stupid,” and “amateur.” Chatting up reporters in Capitol Hill hallways, the retiring North Carolina Republican often finds a way to weave Miller into his answer, always with a dig. During one recent gaggle, Tillis remarked that Miller “never fails to live up to my expectations of incompetence.”