Stephen Miller: Employees in the Federal Gov’t Are ‘Overwhelmingly Left-Wing,’ People Voted for ‘Dramatic Change’ from Trump

EXCERPT:

MILLER: "Let me stay on track. What I‘m saying to you is this: there are 2 million employees in the federal government."

TAPPER: "Right."

MILLER: "They‘re overwhelmingly left of center. The American people — "

TAPPER: "Again — "

MILLER: "I‘ve got to finish the sentence."

TAPPER: "Okay."

MILLER: "I've got to finish the sentence. The American people voted for dramatic change implemented by Donald Trump. So it is essential for him to get control of government, to establish a whole-of-government process for Donald Trump‘s political appointees to review discretionary grants of spending for pet projects that are not directed by Congress. In other words, these are pots of money where Congress hasn‘t said how to spend it or where to spend it. This might be something like saying, 'I want to build a $500 million fountain in the courtyard of the Department of Commerce.' This might be something like saying, 'I want to fund gender studies in Afghanistan.' There has to be political control and review. I can‘t help it if left-wing media outlets published a fake news story that caused confusion.”