Stephen Miller rolls out MAGA-flavored list of what he's grateful for ahead of Thanksgiving

WASHINGTON, DC: Stephen Miller just revealed a very MAGA-friendly list of things he's grateful for ahead of Thanksgiving.

The 40-year-old White House Deputy Chief of Staff appeared on 'Jesse Watters Primetime' Tuesday night, November 25, chiming in as his boss, President Donald Trump, 79, roasted Illinois Gov JB Pritzker during the annual turkey pardon earlier that day. Trump labeled Pritzker “a big fat slob."

Miller drew a line between Pritzker and the pardoned birds Waddle and Gobblem, who were named via an online poll.  

“When I heard the name of the turkey, Waddle, that’s Governor Pritzker,” Miller said. Watters tossed in his own nudge about the MAHA movement, noting, “We all need to lose some weight, as the president said.”

What Stephen Miller is ‘thankful' for

During his Fox appearance, Miller circled back to a question Watters had lobbed minutes earlier.

“You asked me what I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving,” he said before rattling off a rapid-fire rundown of MAGA talking points.

“I praise God every day that Donald Trump is our president and we’ve gone from 30 percent inflation, 20 million illegals, unlimited refugees, violent crime in our cities to security in our cities, no more illegals, no more refugees, and finally a country that puts American citizens first," Miller declared.

Inflation did spike under Trump’s predecessor, former President Joe Biden. Many believe it helped send Trump back to the White House in 2024, defeating then-Vice President Kamala Harris.

Since Trump’s return, the administration has ripped up thousands of visas (including student visas), slapped full or partial bans on immigrants from 19 countries, slashed next year’s refugee admission cap to 7,500, prioritized white South Africans, and deported tens of thousands of migrants, at times shipping them to third countries under harsh conditions.

Stephen Miller on helping out in the kitchen

Coming back to Thanksgiving, Watters asked whether Miller was helpful in the kitchen.

“I would be incapable of helping,” Miller quipped. “If I attempted to help, it would be interpreted widely as an act of sabotage.”

Instead, he said he leaves the culinary decisions to his wife, Katie.

“They say when men fold a sweater wrong, you never have to fold a sweater again,” Miller joked. “The safest play is to watch TV and stay out of the way as best you can. My service is saying how delicious the gravy is, how great the turkey is, how wonderful the cranberry sauce is. That’s how I give back, compliments.”

Katie Miller now hosts a YouTube podcast. The couple shares three children.

Katie Miller’s podcast invites House Speaker Mike Johnson

This week’s episode of 'The Katie Miller Podcast' featured House Speaker Mike Johnson, joined by his wife, Kelly.

During the podcast, Johnson reflected on what Thanksgiving means to him and what he says it should mean to the country. “It’s a uniquely American holiday. People don’t think about that,” he said. “We’re blessed to be in this nation to live under this flag and to have these freedoms and liberty and opportunity and security and to recognize especially on that day.”

“You know, freedom is not inherited in the bloodstream, as Reagan said. So you got to fight for it and protect it and pass it along to the next generation. Thanksgiving is a great opportunity to do that," he added.