President Donald Trump’s senior policy advisor Stephen Miller said Sunday that he couldn’t say whether the President still has confidence in his national security advisor Michael Flynn or comment on what would be considered a “fireable offense” in Trump’s White House.
“Does the President still have confidence in his national security advisor?” Chuck Todd asked Miller on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
“That’s a question that I think you should ask the President, the question you should ask Reince, the chief of staff,” Miller said. “I’m here today as a policy advisor and my focus is on answering the policy questions that you have.”
“So the White House did not give you anything to say other than that on General Flynn,” Todd said.
“They did not give me anything to say,” Miller replied.
“So you cannot say whether or not the President still has confidence in his national security advisor,” Todd pressed.
“Asked and answered,” Miller interjected. “It’s not for me to tell you what’s in the President’s mind. That’s a question for the President, that’s a question for our chief of staff. Asked and answered.”
“If you were caught misleading the Vice President of the United States, would be that be considered a fireable offense in the Trump White House?” Todd asked.
“It’s not for me to answer hypotheticals, it wouldn’t be responsible, it’s a sensitive matter,” Miller said. “It would not be appropriate for me to speculate.”
Stephen Miller on Trump’s views on General Flynn: “It’s not for me to tell you what’s in the president’s mind.” #MTP pic.twitter.com/QN9EgoImRk
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On Friday, multiple news outlets reported that Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, spoke about sanctions in a call before Trump’s inauguration with the Russian ambassador to the United States.
The Trump team acknowledged that Flynn did make contact with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak before Trump took office, but Vice President Mike Pence denied in January that Flynn discussed sanctions with Kislyak during those calls.
