Katie Miller, the wife of White House advisor Stephen Miller, has been accused of having a conflict of interest due to her undisclosed financial stake in Elon Musk's xAI, worth approximately $1 million. Katie Miller has repeatedly promoted Grok on social media while criticizing other AI companies. The Washington Post uncovered this information through White House financial disclosures. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson defended Katie Miller, accusing the Post of partisan attacks instead of declining to comment.
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Katie Miller, wife of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller, has been promoting an AI company called Grok, while repeatedly attacking OpenAI and Anthropic on social media. However, it was recently discovered that she owns around $1 million in stock for another AI company, xAI, founded by Elon Musk. This financial stake was not previously disclosed. As a result of this discovery, there are questions about her motivations for promoting Grok and attacking other AI companies. The Washington Post found this information through White House financial disclosures. In response to the story, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson defended Katie Miller, accusing the Post of partisan attacks rather than declining to comment.
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Stephen Miller’s Wife Has Some Explaining to Do
Will Sommer and Andrew Egger dig into Katie Miller’s previously undisclosed financial stake in Elon Musk’s xAI and why it may shed new light on her relentless promotion of Grok.
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Will Sommer and Andrew Egger dig into Katie Miller’s previously undisclosed financial stake in Elon Musk’s xAI and why it may shed new light on her relentless promotion of Grok.
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Miller has posted hundreds of times repeatedly attacked OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI companies while boosting Grok as the AI for “true patriots.”
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Miller → post → patriots
But the Washington Post found through White House financial disclosures that she owns roughly $1 million in xAI stock.
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After the Post broke the story, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson rushed to defend Katie and instead of declining to comment, Ferguson accused the Post of partisan attacks.
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