"A vital book for understanding the still-unfolding nightmare of nationalism and racism in the 21st century." -Francisco Cantu, author of The Line Becomes a River Stephen Miller is one of the most influential advisors in the White House.
Hatemonger unveils the man driving some of the most divisive confrontations over what it means to be American--and what America will become..
Miller rallied support for this agenda, even as federal judges tried to stop it, by courting the White rage that found violent expression in tragedies from El Paso to Charlottesville.
He targeted refugees, asylum seekers and their children, engineering an ethical crisis for a nation that once saw itself as the conscience of the world.
While Trump railed against illegal immigration, Miller crusaded against legal immigration.
Through backroom machinations and sheer force of will, Miller survived dozens of resignations and encouraged Trump\'s harshest impulses, in conflict with the president\'s own family.
Together, they stoked dystopian fears about the Democrats, "Deep State" and "American Carnage," painting migrants and their supporters as an existential threat to America.
Having dreamed of Trump\'s presidency before he even announced his decision to run, Miller became his senior policy advisor and speechwriter.
Recruited to Trump\'s campaign, Miller met his idol.
On Capitol Hill, he served Tea Party congresswoman Michele Bachmann and nativist Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions.
At Duke University, he cloaked racist and classist ideas in the language of patriotism and heritage to get them airtime amid controversies.
He clashed with administrators and antagonized dark-skinned classmates with invectives against bilingualism and multiculturalism.
Radicalized as a teenager, Miller relished provocation at his high school in liberal Santa Monica, California.
Emmy- and PEN-winning investigative journalist and author Jean Guerrero charts the thirty-four-year-old\'s astonishing rise to power, drawing from more than one hundred interviews with his family, friends, adversaries and government officials.
Until now.
But he\'s remained an enigma.
He has crafted Donald Trump\'s speeches, designed immigration policies that ban Muslims and separate families, and outlasted such Trump stalwarts as Steve Bannon and Jeff Sessions. "A vital book for understanding the still-unfolding nightmare of nationalism and racism in the 21st century." -Francisco Cantu, author of The Line Becomes a River Stephen Miller is one of the most influential advisors in the White House
