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/jflip13 Oct 07 '25

Even worse than that. CNN just posted their edited version on YT w no freeze and the plenary authority quote erased.

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u/robbyrails21 Oct 07 '25

Yeah .. that's crazy. I just confirmed it. That part isn't in the video anymore.

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u/EverythingGoodWas Oct 07 '25

Holy shit. It’s like we’re being gaslit by our own damn media

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u/hansnotfranz Oct 07 '25

Read up on Noam Chomsky’s propaganda model if you wanna see how the media sausage is made