Conservative podcaster Katie Miller challenged “CNN NewsNight” host Abby Phillip on Friday, arguing that Phillip allowed a guest to call her husband, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, a “white supremacist.”
The exchange began after former Democratic South Carolina State Rep. Bakari Sellers discussed white nationalist Nick Fuentes being interviewed by Tucker Carlson.
Katie Miller, who served in the Trump administration, responded after Sellers questioned her directly.
“Are you okay with Nick Fuentes?” Sellers asked.
Miller replied, “Here we go. I’m a Jew. Do you want to go there? And let’s say this— ”
Sellers continued pressing the question.
“Yes, I just asked the question. It was ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Are you okay with Nick Fuentes?”
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Miller answered, “If Nick Fuentes wants to be able to speak freely in our country, he has every right to do so. Do I agree with his views? … Absolutely not.”
Phillip then entered the discussion as the back-and-forth escalated.
Miller turned her focus to the host, saying, “You host people on your show all the time who call my husband and myself a Nazi.”
Phillip began to respond, saying, “That is a different thing, by the way, that— ” before Miller interjected.
“Excuse me, you have Jennifer Welch on your show very often and you’ve never pushed back as she has called my husband a white nationalist,” Miller said.
Welch, a left-leaning podcast host and former reality television figure, labeled Stephen Miller a “white supremacist” and a “Nazi Jew” during Phillip’s October 23 appearance on Welch’s podcast, “I’ve Had It.”
Phillip did not challenge Welch’s statements during that episode.
The exchange continued, with conservative panelist Scott Jennings and Miller both describing Fuentes’s views as “hateful.”
Miller returned to her original criticism. “Let’s go back one more time,” she said.
“Nick Fuentes can espouse an opinion on Tucker’s show and he didn’t push back, the same way you didn’t push back when someone called someone in my family a Nazi.”
The discussion also referenced prior incidents involving the Millers.
The couple moved from their home in Arlington, Virginia following repeated acts of targeted harassment.
Messages such as “Stephen Miller is destroying democracy,” “no white nationalism,” and “trans rights are human rights” appeared on public sidewalks near the residence.
Flyers listing the home address were also posted.
The segment ended without resolution between Miller and Phillip, with both maintaining their positions regarding on-air responsibilities and guest commentary.
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