The Mooch's replacement could be Stephen Miller

[highplainsdem]

Source: Axios

Stephen Miller, the Trump senior policy adviser who just tangled on-camera with CNN's Jim Acosta, is under consideration for White House communications director, top Trump sources tell me.

The effort to find a Mooch successor is still in the name-gathering process, and Miller is not the top contender, the sources said.

But Steve Bannon likes the idea of Miller for the job, and Miller was the hero of the West Wing after he attacked Acosta as a "cosmopolitan" for his views on immigration.

When Miller finished that press briefing, his colleagues high-fived him, according to Sebastian Gorka, a national-security aide who's a favorite of the president's for his over-the-top TV hits.

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Read more: https://www.axios.com/who-will-be-trumps-communications-director-after-mooch-stephen-miller-2469535517.html

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Mike Allen adds that the "super-key" point is that Trump cares primarily about people's TV performance, not about "the behind-the-scenes, unglamorous planning work of a comms director."

And Trump has liked Miller's TV performances, especially his attacks on the media.

[procon]

1. Yes, just do it! Please, I beg you... The jokes would write themselves

Late night comedy would go viral in an instant, and SNL skits would be even more hilarious than the Spicey show.

[Zambero]

8. A second SNL Grim Reaper would be in order

Steve Bannon's soul mate

[Paladin]

2. Jeez, we couldn't get THAT lucky, could we?

Miller as trump's Communications Director? Oh, please let it happen.

[comradebillyboy]

3. Please God let it be true! nt

[bucolic_frolic]

4. A parody of free speech will self-implode

This is all just getting too far outside the mainstream, and really, outside American values

It will be detrimental to GOP Congress in 2018, if he even lasts that long

[MissKat]

5. Oh no! What about Kelly Ann??

Oh me, oh my, I thought that job was Kelly Ann's.

I hope she's not too disappointed that Stephen climbed over her to get it.

Hmmm. I wonder what interesting leaks will drip out about Stephen.

Oh no, Stephen, that's not yellow rain dripping on your pointy little head. Not rain at all.

And Stephen, just a word of advice--Trump won't throw you under the bus. No, Trump is the bus. Vroom, vroom!

[sharedvalues]

6. Sorry did you say Heinrich Himmler? He's dead you know.

[dchill]

26. Evidently, you've never heard of Nazi Zombies.

It's a thing!

[Girard442]

7. It's a vicious cycle:

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The more the Trump administration is seen as a clown show, the only people who can be recruited to work there are clowns, making it even more of a clown show.

[DBoon]

9. Some posters seem to find this amusing

I find the presence of an honest to god nazi in the White House to be absolutely terrifying.

Even if Trump is removed and the republican party cleans out his cronies, it will take generations to repair the damage.

[BigmanPigman]

16. I agree 100%. He is capable of doing serious damage by appealing to his base.

You know Fux Ruse will have him on constantly, singing his praises and the right wing nut cases will become more militant. I see possible violence if this happens.

[Ruby the Liberal]

31. Which could mean generations of anti-GOP sentiment

Let him keep adding nails to his proverbial coffin.

[wishstar]

10. Bannon and Miller need to go ASAP-they are dangerous propaganda spinners

I am ready for a torrent of whistleblower leaks to bring both of them down

[aeromanKC]

11. Miller for Minister of Propaganda

He does have the Joseph Goebbels look:

[Dopers_Greed]

20. Photoshop out Goebbels' hair...

And you'd be dead-on

[pangaia]

29. I can't even tell which one that is.

[brush]

12. Oh God! We're going to be subject to pro-nazi lectures from that arrogant, trump-kiss ass.

This admin is just taking the republic down, down, down.

And what I don't get is that Miller is half Jewish and is aligned with Bannon.

Guess self-hating is in fashion in that cabal.

[CakeGrrl]

13. Get him out there in the glare of the public eye

The scrutiny will expose his agenda sooner.

It's more dangerous having him craft policy and speeches in the shadows.

[TygrBright]

14. Ohpleez ohpleeez ohpleeez ohpleeeeeeez.... n/t

[Doug the Dem]

15. Jeez, at least Scaramucci was Alive

Now they're gonna go with a (barely) reanimated corpse?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

17. The first thing he'll do is turn off the cameras in the press room permanently

Out of sight, out of mind.

[briv1016]

18. So what's the over/under on how long he'll last?

I say 20 days or less.

[bora13]

19. who's that protege

with the snappy salute?

it's baby goebbels!

[Turbineguy]

21. Very good choice.

It would be like getting food from Satan's butt-hole.

[GreenEyedLefty]

22. Sure. Promote him so he can be fired.

The Dead-Eyed Domehead will attract more attention than the Orange A-Hole and you know how well that always ends. Amirite, Moochy?

[DoctorJoJo]

23. This POS ....

... is a dead-eyed ringer for a Third Reich member. Miller must have attended a pretty laid back High School, because at mine he would have acquired permanent toilet stains from all the swirlies. I still have an urge to give him one whenever I see him on TV.

JoJo

[BigmanPigman]

24. Damn, a week too late. The film Scaramouche is on TCM this week.

[dalton99a]

25. Excellent choice

[pfitz59]

27. Pauly Shore does a good Steven Miller

[flibbitygiblets]

28. Moochy, we hardly knew-chy

Miller is empty filler.

[elehhhhna]

30. The Amon Goth of the new millennium