WE HAVEN'T HEARD A LOT LATELY FROM WHITE HOUSE SENIOR ADVISOR
AND MAN WHO SOME DAY NEIGHBORS WILL DESCRIBE AS "A QUIET GUY,
KEPT TO HIMSELF," STEPHEN MILLER.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT THIS WEEKEND, MILLER EMERGED
FROM HIS LAIR FOR AN INTERVIEW ON "FACE THE NATION."
AND HE STARTED OUT BY ENFORCING THE ADMINISTRATION'S STRICT
RULES ON HOLIDAY GREETINGS.
>> GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE IN STUDIO, THIS--
>> IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU.
>> STEPHEN: MILLER'S NOT EXACTLY A PEOPLE PERSON, BUT HE'S
TRYING TO MAKE A CONNECTION.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS.
WHAT A WARM HOLIDAY FEELING WE MUTUALLY HAVE.
PA-RUM-PUM-PUM-PUM."
( LAUGHTER ) NOW, TRUMP HAS BEEN THREATENING
TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT OVER THE BORDER WALL.
AND MILLER DEFENDED IT, AND WENT OFF ON SOME JUDGES.
>> WE'RE GOING TO DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO BUILD THE BORDER
WALL, TO STOP THIS ONGOING CRISIS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION--
>> AND THAT MEANS A SHUTDOWN?
>> THIS IS A-- THIS IS A VERY-- IF IT COMES TO IT, ABSOLUTELY.
ONE OF THE GREAT TRAGEDIES THAT IS GOING ON IN OUR COUNTRY TODAY
IS THE LOOPHOLES IN OUR IMMIGRATION LAWS AND THE
DEFICIENCIES IN OUR IMMIGRATION LAWS.
AND LEFT WING, ACTIVIST JUDICIAL RULINGS THAT INCENTIVIZE THE
MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS TO COME TO OUR COUNTRY.
>> STEPHEN: IT'S TRUE.
THERE'S ONE LEFT WING ACTIVIST WHO SPENDS ALL DAY INCENTIVIZING
THE VULNERABLE, STANDING IN NEW YORK HARBOR!
( LAUGHTER ) I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S A JUDGE,
BUT SHE'S GOT A ROBE AND A FLAMING GAVEL!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Jon: SOMEBODY OUGHT TO
CHECK THAT OUT.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: BUT WHO AM I
KIDDING?
YOU CAN'T REALLY HEAR WHAT HE'S SAYING OVER THE SOUND OF YOU
LOOKING AT HIS SPRAYED ON HAIR.
( LAUGHTER ) HE LOOKS LIKE EDDIE MUNSTER AND
THE COUNT FROM "SESAME STREET" HAD A BABY, AND THE BABY ALSO
WENT BALD.
( LAUGHTER ) NOW AS A REMINDER, THIS IS HOW
STEPHEN MILLER NORMALLY LOOKS ( AUDIENCE REACTS )
THERE HASN'T BEEN A RIGHT WING PROPAGANDIST WITH FAKE HAIR THAT
OBVIOUS SINCE JOSEPH GOEBBELS TRIED THAT WEAVE.
( LAUGHTER ) I GOTTA SALUTE THE HAIR AND
MAKE-UP TEAM AT "FACE THE NATION."
BEFORE HE WENT ON THE AIR, YOU KNOW HE SAID TO THEM, "HOW DO I
LOOK?" "...GOOD!"
( LAUGHTER ) YOU LOOK -- YOU LOOK GOOD.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT THIS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS
A SERIOUS ISSUE, AND STEPHEN MILLER COULD BE A DECISIVE
VOICE.
HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE SHOWDOWN OVER BORDER POLICY IS
WHITE HOUSE SENIOR ADVISOR, STEPHEN MILLER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MR. MILLER.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
STEPHEN.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU.
NOW -- >> MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> Stephen: SURE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
YOU HAVE TO SAY IT.
STEPHEN, YOU SAY IT, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> Stephen: MERRY CHRISTMAS.
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
>> STEPHEN: NOW, MR. MILLER, ARE YOU
STILL WILLING TO SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO
PAY FOR THE BORDER WALL?
>> FIRST OF ALL, STEPHEN, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
AND YES, ABSOLUTELY.
THE GOVERNMENT IS LIKE THE RACCOON I TRAPPED BENEATH MY
PARENTS' PORCH.
IT MADE A MISTAKE, AND IT MUST BE TAUGHT THE LESSONS.
>> STEPHEN: THIS IS EVEN MORE EXTREME THAN WHAT YOU'VE
ADVOCATED IN THE PAST.
AND WE ALL REMEMBER, YOU WERE THE ARCHITECT OF THE ORIGINAL
FAMILY SEPARATION POLICY.
( LAUGHTER ) >> STEPHEN, IT IS RECKLESS TO
CALL ME THE ARCHITECT.
WE HAD NO ARCHITECT.
THAT IS WHY THE CHILDREN ARE IN TENTS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> STEPHEN: DID YOUR HAIRLINE
JUST MOVE FORWARD?
>> STEPHEN, THE ONLY THING MOVING FORWARD IS THE PACK OF
LAWLESS IMMIGRANTS WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO GET INTO THIS
COUNTRY, BUT ALSO, WILL BE DISCOURAGED BY A SINGLE WALL.
>> STEPHEN: BUT MR. MILLER, HASN'T AMERICA ALWAYS BEEN A
NATION OF IMMIGRANTS?
>> WRONG.
( LAUGHTER ) NO, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY WRONG,
STEPHEN.
ALSO -- MERRY CHRISTMAS -- AMERICA HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN
FOR STRONG BORDERS, JUST AS I, STEPHEN MILLER, HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
KNOWN FOR STRONG, LUSCIOUS SIDEBURNS.
>> STEPHEN: THAT IS NOT WHAT WE KNOW YOU FOR.
ALSO, DID YOU JUST SPRAY ON SIDEBURNS?
>> I DIDN'T.
NO.
BUT IF I DID, IT WOULD JUST BE TO BUILD A WALL OF HAIR TO
PROTECT MY TRADITIONAL AMERICAN FACE AGAINST DANGEROUS CHILD
IMMIGRANTS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> STEPHEN: OKAY, LET'S GET BACK
TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
MILLIONS OF WORKERS WILL BE WITHOUT PAYCHECKS.
ARE YOU WILLING TO SACRIFICE THEM TO MAKE A POLITICAL POINT?
( LAUGHTER ) >> STEPHEN, PLEASE... WE WILL DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SECURE THE BORDER AND ENFORCE THE AGENDA
PUT FORTH BY PRESIDENT JABBA.
>> Stephen: I'M SORRY, DID YOU SAY PRESIDENT JABBA?
>> NO, I SAID "TRUMP."
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> STEPHEN: BUT HOW IS THE PRESIDENT GOING TO GET HIS
BORDER WALL BUILT WITH THE DEMOCRATS CONTROLLING THE HOUSE
IF HE COULDN'T DO IT WHEN THE REPUBLICANS DID?
>> THE SIMPLE FACT IS, ANYONE WHO OPPOSES THIS PRESIDENT IS A
JIVE TURKEY WHO LACKS THE FUNKINESS TO PROTECT OUR
BORDERS.
FOR WE ARE ONE NATION, UNDER A GROOVE, GETTIN' DOWN JUST FOR
THE FUNK OF IT.
DO YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DIG IT, STEPHEN?
>> STEPHEN: I DO NOT, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> OH, IS IT CHRISTMAS?
I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> STEPHEN: STEPHEN MILLER EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH SANDRA BULLOCK.