Feb 27, 2018
President Donald Trump's senior adviser Stephen Miller was widely ridiculed after photos surfaced of him snoozing at a White House meeting on Monday between the president and state governors to discuss school safety in the wake of a shooting that killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
While Trump was busy making headlines by declaring that he would have run into the school to confront the shooter, photos of Miller--taken by Jim Lo Scalzo of the European Pressphoto Agency, and which show Miller as he yawns, rubs his eyes, and allows his head to fall forward with his eyes closed--quickly spread on social media.
The photos provoked a swift flurry of jokes as well as critical responses.
\u201cTo be fair, hearing stories about terrified children is the only way Stephen Miller can get to sleep https://t.co/VNSDLJbhlS\u201d— Chase Mitchell (@Chase Mitchell) 1519688596
\u201cStephen Miller dozed off during a school safety meeting because being horrible is exhausting.\u201d— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski) 1519693282
Some observers referenced Miller's notorious stances on race and immigration issues.
\u201cPoor Stephen Miller.\n\nRuthlessly turning Trump's racism into national #immigration policy takes its toll. https://t.co/rANZ2ujmXo\u201d— David Leopold (@David Leopold) 1519676054
\u201ci guess you could say stephen miller was a DREAMer https://t.co/4NcRva1ctX\u201d— kelly cohen (@kelly cohen) 1519673678
Others poked fun at him, with one Twitter user remarking "this is easily the most relatable Stephen Miller's even been."
\u201cWeird to finally see a picture of Stephen Miller sleeping, I always pictured him doing it while hanging upside down in a cave.\u201d— Gabe Ort\u00edz (@Gabe Ort\u00edz) 1519683274
\u201chttps://t.co/TMtXwFqVBJ\u201d— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) 1519686029
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President Donald Trump's senior adviser Stephen Miller was widely ridiculed after photos surfaced of him snoozing at a White House meeting on Monday between the president and state governors to discuss school safety in the wake of a shooting that killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
While Trump was busy making headlines by declaring that he would have run into the school to confront the shooter, photos of Miller--taken by Jim Lo Scalzo of the European Pressphoto Agency, and which show Miller as he yawns, rubs his eyes, and allows his head to fall forward with his eyes closed--quickly spread on social media.
The photos provoked a swift flurry of jokes as well as critical responses.
\u201cTo be fair, hearing stories about terrified children is the only way Stephen Miller can get to sleep https://t.co/VNSDLJbhlS\u201d— Chase Mitchell (@Chase Mitchell) 1519688596
\u201cStephen Miller dozed off during a school safety meeting because being horrible is exhausting.\u201d— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski) 1519693282
Some observers referenced Miller's notorious stances on race and immigration issues.
\u201cPoor Stephen Miller.\n\nRuthlessly turning Trump's racism into national #immigration policy takes its toll. https://t.co/rANZ2ujmXo\u201d— David Leopold (@David Leopold) 1519676054
\u201ci guess you could say stephen miller was a DREAMer https://t.co/4NcRva1ctX\u201d— kelly cohen (@kelly cohen) 1519673678
Others poked fun at him, with one Twitter user remarking "this is easily the most relatable Stephen Miller's even been."
\u201cWeird to finally see a picture of Stephen Miller sleeping, I always pictured him doing it while hanging upside down in a cave.\u201d— Gabe Ort\u00edz (@Gabe Ort\u00edz) 1519683274
\u201chttps://t.co/TMtXwFqVBJ\u201d— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) 1519686029
President Donald Trump's senior adviser Stephen Miller was widely ridiculed after photos surfaced of him snoozing at a White House meeting on Monday between the president and state governors to discuss school safety in the wake of a shooting that killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
While Trump was busy making headlines by declaring that he would have run into the school to confront the shooter, photos of Miller--taken by Jim Lo Scalzo of the European Pressphoto Agency, and which show Miller as he yawns, rubs his eyes, and allows his head to fall forward with his eyes closed--quickly spread on social media.
The photos provoked a swift flurry of jokes as well as critical responses.
\u201cTo be fair, hearing stories about terrified children is the only way Stephen Miller can get to sleep https://t.co/VNSDLJbhlS\u201d— Chase Mitchell (@Chase Mitchell) 1519688596
\u201cStephen Miller dozed off during a school safety meeting because being horrible is exhausting.\u201d— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski) 1519693282
Some observers referenced Miller's notorious stances on race and immigration issues.
\u201cPoor Stephen Miller.\n\nRuthlessly turning Trump's racism into national #immigration policy takes its toll. https://t.co/rANZ2ujmXo\u201d— David Leopold (@David Leopold) 1519676054
\u201ci guess you could say stephen miller was a DREAMer https://t.co/4NcRva1ctX\u201d— kelly cohen (@kelly cohen) 1519673678
Others poked fun at him, with one Twitter user remarking "this is easily the most relatable Stephen Miller's even been."
\u201cWeird to finally see a picture of Stephen Miller sleeping, I always pictured him doing it while hanging upside down in a cave.\u201d— Gabe Ort\u00edz (@Gabe Ort\u00edz) 1519683274
\u201chttps://t.co/TMtXwFqVBJ\u201d— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) 1519686029
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