Pundit Jordan Conradson fired questions relentlessly at the White House Press Briefing on February 20, 2025. During this explosive session, Stephen Miller, the Deputy Chief of Staff, offered a hard-hitting response to attacks on Elon Musk and the DOGE team, enlightening the press on the efforts of the Trump Administration to combat entrenched bureaucratic corruption. The mainstream media has been projecting a narrative suggesting that Musk acts as a perilous unelected bureaucrat. However, they conveniently overlook the astronomical savings and efficiency Musk has brought by eradicating billions in waste, fraud, and unnecessary governmental roles.
In an eye-opening exchange, Miller pointedly criticized the media for their selective coverage, stating, “many of the people in this room, for four years, failed to cover the fact that Joe Biden was mentally incompetent and was not running the country.” He embarked on what he termed a “brief civics lesson,” aiming to clarify misconceptions about governmental operations and the genuine threat posed by an unrestrained, unelected administrative state.
Miller elaborated, emphasizing, “A president is elected by the whole American people. He’s the only official in the entire government that is elected by the entire nation, right? Judges are appointed. Members of Congress are elected at the district or state level. Just one man, and the Constitution Article Two has a clause known as the vesting clause, and it says the executive power shall be vested in a president, singular.” He stressed that the real peril to democracy stems from entrenched bureaucrats who ignore the electoral mandate.
The Trump Administration is making strides in removing these obstacles to democracy. “What President Trump is doing is removing federal bureaucrats who are defying democracy by failing to implement his lawful orders, which are the will of the whole American people,” Miller asserted, spotlighting the administration’s commitment to fulfilling campaign promises and respecting the electorate’s will.
In a separate segment of the briefing, Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council, addressed questions on President Trump’s ambitious proposal to replace the federal income tax with tariffs on foreign imports. Hassett noted that this new revenue stream, forecasted to generate “between 500 billion and a trillion dollars over 10 years,” is pivotal for funding government operations. “We expect that the tariff revenue is actually going to make it much easier for Republicans to pass a bill, and that was the President’s plan all along,” Hassett remarked, illustrating the administration’s strategic financial planning.
Trump’s advisors, including Leavitt, highlighted the administration’s historic progress and accomplishments within just a month.