Jon Stewart Mocks Stephen Miller’s Chief of Staff Appointment With Spray-On Hair Joke

Jon Stewart used his latest Daily Show monologue to question President Donald Trump’s decision to make Stephen Miller his chief of staff, poking fun at Miller’s appearance as well as his political style. Trump announced that he had dismissed Susie Wiles and chosen Miller for the role. Miller has been a leading figure in the administration’s immigration policy, and Stewart argued that the president had picked a poor fit for one of the White House’s most important jobs. The host set out three qualities he believes a chief of staff should have. First, Stewart said, the person should not simply flatter the president. To make his point, the show played clips of Miller praising Trump and declaring his loyalty. Stewart mocked the displays of devotion, using a deliberately exaggerated joke to suggest that Miller’s praise went well beyond ordinary political support. Stewart also said the job calls for someone emotionally steady who can project calm. The program then showed clips of Miller in heated exchanges with reporters. For his final qualification, Stewart said a chief of staff should be comfortable in his own skin. He illustrated that point with a photograph of Miller from 2018, joking that the apparent change in Miller’s hairline represented a border problem he could not solve. The monologue also focused on the contrast between Miller’s appointment and Trump’s recent comments about immigration enforcement. Trump had said in a 60 Minutes interview that he had been “too tough” on immigration. Stewart questioned why the president would then elevate Miller, whose approach to immigration has drawn fierce criticism. The article describes Miller as a controversial figure in the administration and notes that critics have questioned how long he could remain in the post. Political analyst David Rothkopf told the Daily Beast that members of Trump’s first-term administration had disliked Miller and said he did not expect the appointment to last. Miller nevertheless began his first day in the job on Monday, according to the report.