Emma Vigeland on How Stephen Miller Pulls Trump's Strings - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast

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Molly Jong-Fast speaks with The Majority Report's Emma Vigeland about the alarming empowerment of Stephen Miller within Trump-world, likening his influence to a modern-day Roy Cohn executing Trump’s most extremist impulses, particularly around immigration and detention policy.

The conversation explores the disturbing human rights abuses tied to ICE, the erosion of democracy facilitated by elites’ disengagement, and the haunting expansion of quasi-military detention infrastructures. They also discuss the underreported grassroots resistance—especially in Minnesota—that continues to push back against institutional injustices.

Later, the conversation pivots to electoral reform, examining California’s Prop 50 and Gavin Newsom’s controversial yet impactful redistricting efforts. Finally, the episode addresses voter suppression tactics like the SAVE Act and the growing normalization of white nationalist rhetoric among Republican leadership. - 02/04/2026.

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1. Good summary - much appreciated.

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2. Thanks!

I thought so, too...