He's been in the spotlight previously, but White House aide Stephen Miller got perhaps his biggest exposure so far on Wednesday when he briefed reporters on President Trump's new immigration plan and sparred with CNN's Jim Acosta. It even caught the attention of Less Than Zero novelist Bret Easton Ellis, notes the Wrap. "Why do I find Stephen Miller completely compelling and want to write a novel about him?" the author tweeted. Ellis has notably criticized liberals in Hollywood for their Trump animus and tweeted last month that he's been accused of being a "Trump apologist," notes the Hollywood Reporter. Other takes:
- Hero status: A post at Axios says Miller is being treated as a "hero" in the West Wing because of his clash with Acosta.
- Who's 'cosmopolitan'? At one point, Miller accused Acosta of a "cosmopolitan bias" because of his questioning, and later, on CNN, Acosta said, "I could go for a cosmopolitan right now. ... It's not often you're accused of a cosmopolitan bias from somebody who went to Duke University wearing cufflinks in the White House briefing room."