Stephen Miller Tells CNN Host Point-Blank To Stop Turning ‘Lazy Assumptions’ Into Questions

White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller accused “The Situation Room” co-host Pamela Brown of making “lazy assumptions” during a Friday morning appearance on the network.

The Supreme Court held a special oral argument session on May 15 centered on the practice of nationwide injunctions, primarily focusing on one that blocked an executive order President Donald Trump issued regarding birthright citizenship when he took office Jan. 20. Brown asked Miller if Trump was seeking judges who would “rubber stamp” his policies on immigration and tariffs.

“It’s not the job of a district court judge to perform an individual green light or red light on every single policy that the president takes as the head of the executive Branch,” Miller told Brown. “Just think about the premise baked into your question. Respectfully, Pam, you’re saying that when the American people elect a president of the United States of America —”

“I’m not saying that,” Brown said, adding, “No, it’s not. I just said what check and balances do you think should be in place.”

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Miller and Brown proceeded to talk over each other as they argued, with the CNN host cutting Miller off multiple times.

“Let me finish. I will answer the question happily,” Miller said. “But look, when you have these kinds of lazy assumptions built into questions, it makes it hard to have a constructive dialogue.”

“What is a lazy assumption?” Brown asked.