Old Clip Of Stephen Miller Praising Torture Resurfaces Amid Aggressive Immigration Enforcement [View all]

Source: Huff Post

Jul 18, 2025, 01:13 PM EDT | Updated an hour ago


A video of White House deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller praising torture in 2003 is resurfacing once again amid public backlash over President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policies. The video, posted by VICE in 2017, captured a high school age Miller sitting on a school bus with a mic in hand, arguing apparently facetiously for the use of torture during the Iraq war.

“To the issue of the Iraqi civilians. I think that as many of them should survive as possible, because the goal of any military conflict is to kill as few people as possible,” Miller argued. “But as for Saddam Hussein and his henchmen, I think the ideal solution would be to cut off their fingers.” “I don’t think it’s necessary to kill them entirely, we’re not barbaric people, we respect life.” Miller continued. “Therefore, torture is the way to go.”

The now-White House immigration policy adviser said back then “tortured people can live” and “torture is a celebration of life and human dignity.” “We need to remember that as we enter these very dark and dangerous times in the next century and I only hope that many of my peers and people who will be leading this country will appreciate the value and respect that torture shows towards other cultures,” Miller said with a smile.

Former White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders dismissed the video in 2017, telling VICE it was created as a joke.

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