Stephen Miller to CNN’s Brown: ‘When You Have These Kinds of Lazy Assumptions Built into Questions, It Makes It Hard to Have a Constructive Dialogue’

BROWN Undocumented migrant sent ░░░░░░░░ letter threatening to kill ░░░░░░░░ president promising to self ░░░░░░░░ after the assassination CNN ░░░░░░░░ shows that investigators believe ░░░░░░░░ migrant was set up ░░░░░░░░ was a victim of ░░░░░░░░ setup What is the ░░░░░░░░ going to do now ░░░░░░░░ this is an undocumented ░░░░░░░░ I do want to ░░░░░░░░ that but this was ░░░░░░░░ who came forward was ░░░░░░░░ victim of a crime ░░░░░░░░ now law enforcement believes ░░░░░░░░ was set up Go ░░░░░░░░ MILLER Well I want ░░░░░░░░ clarify what you mean ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ same thing Are you ░░░░░░░░ this immigrant was here ░░░░░░░░ BROWN Yes but I ░░░░░░░░ and that s why ░░░░░░░░ said that I clarified ░░░░░░░░ But MILLER Well because ░░░░░░░░ said you said undocumented ░░░░░░░░ I wasn t clear ░░░░░░░░ that means BROWN OK ░░░░░░░░ I m assuming they ░░░░░░░░ a fake ID I ░░░░░░░░ assuming they have a ░░░░░░░░ Social Security number BROWN ░░░░░░░░ that s neither here ░░░░░░░░ there MILLER I m ░░░░░░░░ they have a passport ░░░░░░░░ their home country BROWN ░░░░░░░░ s getting away from ░░░░░░░░ question Stephen I want ░░░░░░░░ want this to be ░░░░░░░░ call me naive a ░░░░░░░░ faith discussion about what ░░░░░░░░ happening right now MILLER ░░░░░░░░ but when we when ░░░░░░░░ when we BROWN So ░░░░░░░░ use language that s ░░░░░░░░ to obscure the truth ░░░░░░░░ s not good faith ░░░░░░░░ All right Does this ░░░░░░░░ MILLER An illegal alien ░░░░░░░░ an illegal alien They ░░░░░░░░ not an undocumented migrant ░░░░░░░░ OK that s fine ░░░░░░░░ s another discussion for ░░░░░░░░ day crosstalk MILLER So ░░░░░░░░ we I don t ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ BROWN Go ahead MILLER ░░░░░░░░ don t know the ░░░░░░░░ of the assassination threat ░░░░░░░░ OK MILLER All I ░░░░░░░░ I can say based ░░░░░░░░ what you re telling ░░░░░░░░ is there s an ░░░░░░░░ alien in our country ░░░░░░░░ s making menacing threats ░░░░░░░░ of the facts or ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ here We re going ░░░░░░░░ get to the bottom ░░░░░░░░ it and I would ░░░░░░░░ come back on when ░░░░░░░░ have more information to ░░░░░░░░ with you BROWN They ░░░░░░░░ set up They were ░░░░░░░░ up just to be ░░░░░░░░ But quickly where is ░░░░░░░░ White House on habeas ░░░░░░░░ MILLER So you re ░░░░░░░░ the illegal alien was ░░░░░░░░ unfairly Yes I m ░░░░░░░░ the illegal alien was ░░░░░░░░ very unfairly.”
BROWN: “OK.”