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Stephen Miller’s wife lays blame on baffling scapegoat after GOP shellacked by Dems

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Dobkin, R. (2026, November 4). Stephen Miller’s wife lays blame on baffling scapegoat after GOP shellacked by Dems. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/stephen-miller-wife-katie-democrats-midterms-b3078809.html

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Katie Miller, wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, told CBS News that Republican losses in the midterm elections were due to mothers being too busy with their children to vote. She admitted to not voting herself for safety reasons but earlier had suggested conservatives having more children as an electoral advantage. Democrats won key Senate races in traditionally red states, leading to a potential shift in party control of Congress.

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Katie Miller, wife of Stephen Miller who was a top aide under President Donald Trump, made surprising claims on CBS News after Democrats won several key midterm elections in traditionally Republican states. She blamed mothers' busy lives for raising children as the reason they did not vote. Katie herself admitted to not voting due to security concerns about revealing her address at polling places in Virginia.

While defending her decision, Miller previously called police when protesters left chalk messages outside her home that she deemed threatening. However, a report obtained by Zeteo showed those messages were non-threatening. Her statement is ironic since she had earlier suggested having more children could be advantageous to the Republican party. Democrats won significant victories in states such as Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Kansas, and Ohio.

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Miller PERSON · 4× Democrats NORP · 3× Democratic NORP · 2× Fox News ORG · 2× Republican NORP · 2× Senate ORG · 2× Stephen Miller PERSON · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× Virginia GPE · 2× Katie Miller PERSON · 1×

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🔮 “I wasn’t on the ballot, and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!” he wrote on Truth Social.

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Stephen Miller’s wife lays blame on baffling scapegoat after GOP shellacked by Dems · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

Katie Miller, the wife of one of President Donald Trump’s top aides, has laid blame on a baffling scapegoat after Republican midterm candidates were shellacked by their Democratic opponents in Tuesday’s elections. asserted

candidates → lay → elections

“You see that moms are too busy raising their children and taking care of them to go to the polls,” Miller told CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell. asserted

Miller → see → O’Donnell

Miller, who has four children with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, admitted that she didn’t even vote. asserted

she → have → Miller

“I did not vote in Virginia because in Virginia when you vote, you dox your own address, and so I prefer my own safety and security over giving that up,” she said when O’Donnell asked if she exercised her fundamental right. asserted

she → vote → right

Miller reportedly called police in September 2025 after a group of protesters wrote messages in chalk outside her home that read things like “Stephen Miller is destroying democracy.” uncertain

Miller → call → democracy

She described the messages of Fox News as “terroristic threats,” but a police report obtained by Zeteo said the messages were “non-threatening.” asserted

messages → describe → Zeteo

Miller’s latest comments are particularly puzzling, given that just hours before, she described conservatives having more kids as an advantage to the party. asserted

conservatives → give → party

“Election Day always makes me want to have more kids to cancel out the votes of the America-hating leftists,” she wrote on X. “After all, conservatives have more babies.” asserted

conservatives → make → babies

Despite Trump spending most of last month campaigning for Republicans, Democrats are poised to take control of the House and the Senate. asserted

Democrats → spend → House

candidates → sweep → Ohio

Democrats have been celebrating what they call a blue tsunami as MAGA bro influencers spiraled with comments about the next two years being “pure hell.” asserted

years → celebrate → comments

Trump admitted in a Fox News interview that Democrats “did a good job,” but he fell short of blaming himself — and his record-low approval ratings — for the crushing defeat. asserted

he → admit → defeat

“I wasn’t on the ballot, and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!” he wrote on Truth Social. asserted

he → win → Social

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