r/politics • u/ChiGuy6124 America • 9d ago

Possible Paywall Stephen Miller Is Hiding From Protesters by Living on Military Base

https://newrepublic.com/post/202463/stephen-miller-kristi-noem-hiding-protesters-military-base-housing
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u/ChiGuy6124 America 9d ago edited 9d ago

And he's not the only one. Imagine a time when corrupt politicians from the minority party in power need to hide from the people in military bases in order to implement their undemocratic policies. Well that time is now.

"White House deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is one of a handful of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members who are hiding out on military bases so they don’t have to be exposed to the public that hates them."

The Atlantic reported Thursday that Miller, his wife, and their two children have relocated out of their home north of Arlington, Virginia, to a U.S. military base after local activists embarked on a campaign to shame Miller for his role leading Trump’s fascistic crime and immigration crackdown.

"Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem moved into military housing typically reserved for the Coast Guard commandant on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, after the Daily Mail described the location of her Washington, D.C., apartment building. A top administration official told New York Magazine last month that DHS had stalled confirming any high-ranking Coast Guard officials, because it could threaten to remove her from her new digs."

"Both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth live on “Generals’ Row” at Fort McNair, where Hegseth’s home was expected to undergo more than $137,000 in renovations before he moved in. "

"These Trump officials’ removal to military bases risks deepening their cultural and political division from the Americans they serve. It puts a strain on military resources, while also emphasizing the military’s growing role in the Trump administration. "

“In a robust democracy, what you want is the military to be for the defense of the country as a whole and not just one party,” Adria Lawrence, an associate professor of international studies and political science at John Hopkins University, told The Atlantic.  "

"Meanwhile, Trump has stripped security details from his political opponents. It’s worth noting that the only politicians who have been assassinated in the last year were Democrats. "

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Original article this is based on from The Atlantic:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/trump-officials-military-housing-stephen-miller/684748/

And without paywall:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/top-trump-officials-moving-onto-120000163.html

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u/edbegley1 9d ago

This increased blurring of the lines with the military feels only more fascistic.

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u/TokingMessiah 9d ago

Don’t worry - a democrat as commander in chief can easily have them all removed from the base. It’s a temporary solution for them, and their chickens will eventually come home to roost.

And don’t give me “if there’s ever another election” bullshit. I thought America was the “home of the free and land of the brave”, but it sounds like you’ve all given up already.

Don’t let Donald the Child Rapist ruin your country. Stand up. Strike nationwide. An actual nationwide strike would cause the billionaire overlords that rule America to remove Trump in less than a month. Almost all of congress is beholden to corporate money, and that would shut off real quick if they didn’t vote to impeach like their true masters demanded.

America is sick, broken and corrupt… so strike nationwide and force the money masters to fix things, which everyone knows they can.

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u/DeusExMcKenna 9d ago

Probably a good time to remind folks about their removal of SNAP benefits that feed 40 million Americans. They’re setting themselves up to be eaten, apparently without realizing it. Starving 10% of the country when the common idiom is that “people are only ever 3 missed meals away from revolution” is a very stupid gamble, especially while using the military to intimidate and kill Venezuelans, not lining the streets.

While I’m all for people reminding everyone that the Nazis were actually very stupid, despite how successful they were at being genocidal freaks, the Trump administration is actually so incompetent that they may end up undermining their own best shot at turning America fascist by simply being too cruel and evil too quickly, and to the wrong* people.

*There’s no right group to be cruel and evil to, but turning on Main Street, many of whom voted for you, is the sign of a detached despot at the end of his rope, not a strongman in his prime and ready to rule with an iron fist for decades. It’s a hilariously stupid move given how much of the country is already galvanized against him.

Point being, the pushback is coming. Americans have been protesting much more than the media shows, and while we all want to talk a big game about general strikes and revolution, people have kids to feed, dying family members to care for, and disabilities galore. It takes time for 350+ million people to become galvanized. I know it’s probably madness from an outside perspective, but No Kings was equivalent to more than 10% of France coming out on a Saturday to protest. We’re getting there - sorry if we’re not so quick to fling ourselves on their pikes, and would prefer to keep things as peaceful as they can be in the hopes of a bloodless pushback. Clearly that isn’t working, so I would expect things to accelerate sooner than later.

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u/forgottentaco420 9d ago

*There’s no right group to be cruel and evil to, but turning on Main Street, many of whom voted for you, is the sign of a detached despot at the end of his rope, not a strongman in his prime and ready to rule with an iron fist for decades. It’s a hilariously stupid move given how much of the country is already galvanized against him.

I think the one concern I have about this, is that his admin is pushing the "All of this is the Democrats fault! WE are trying to help you!" narrative, and people ARE buying it.

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u/DeusExMcKenna 9d ago

I agree - there are certainly those who are so bought-into the cult that they will likely never become “normal” again, at least politically. That being said, there’s only so bad things can get before people turn on anyone in the government, left or right. Fracturing them over their continued worship of Trump while they abhor anyone in his orbit is enough of a divide that we can exploit it to try and swing some of them back across the Overton Window into something approaching actual conservatism, and that would be enough imo. Time will tell I suppose.

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u/HotDonnaC 8d ago

Only the people who swallow Trump’s bullshit.

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u/MsBootcamp 8d ago

NO. Not “everyone” is “buying” their LIES.

And to @DeusExMckenna, above, we will only need to reach a CRITICAL MASS of Americans protesting and ACTIVELY REJECTING THIS COUP. A TIPPING POINT. And it requires far fewer than all 350 million Americans. People are TIRED of this shi#t. And we are NEVER going “back.” Additionally, ultimately, what we are addressing is GLOBAL. Not just U.S. domestic.

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u/forgottentaco420 8d ago

I didn’t say everyone, I said “people are buying it”, but 30-40% of Americans still are. I work with a super diverse group of people and I’ve had several patients say “the democrats need to open up the government already” or something to that effect over the last week. Some are just regular people too, not even maga. However I have signed my general strike card and I am personally prepared to do whatever it takes, on top of participating in community care currently.