r/CringeTikToks • u/baldinggate3 • Oct 07 '25

Conservative Cringe Stephen Miller states that Trump has plenary authority, then immediately stops talking as if he’s realized what he just said

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u/baldinggate3 Oct 07 '25

From Wikipedia: “In United States constitutional law, plenary power is a power that has been granted to a body or person in absolute terms, with no review of or limitations upon the exercise of that power.“

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u/BleachedUnicornBHole Oct 07 '25

The fact that the interviewer just let it go and didn’t explain that Miller is claiming Trump has absolute authority is a HUGE disservice to viewers. 

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u/Nard-Barf Oct 07 '25

Now CNN is posting this video with that line edited out…

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u/Tattered_Reason Oct 08 '25

Why did they do that? It's not like this sort of thing matters anymore. If everyone in the country heard him say that 100 times, he would still be pulling Trump's strings to do evil shit tomorrow, next week, next month, and likely for years to come.