White House Insider's Wife Blasts SNL Over Border Enforcement Satire
Katie Miller, the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, has launched a scathing critique of Saturday Night Live following the show's recent sketch targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. In a social media outburst on Sunday, Miller accused the long-running comedy program of abandoning humor in favor of political messaging.
Miller's Fiery Social Media Response
Miller, who hosts a MAGA-aligned podcast featuring Trump administration officials and conservative personalities, expressed her frustration through a detailed X post. "For over a decade, not only hasn't SNL been funny," Miller wrote, "but it's been [the] voice of woke corporate leftists and the elite - that's why these skits have devolved into drivel not comedy."
She continued her criticism by suggesting the show should target different subjects: "Now imagine if they actually mocked their globalist overlords instead of bowing to their groupthink." Miller concluded her post with a clear statement of support: "ICE are heroes."
The Controversial Sketch Details
The sketch that prompted Miller's response featured Pete Davidson portraying Tom Homan, President Donald Trump's border czar, in a bald cap. In the cold open that aired Saturday, Davidson's character attempts to maintain focus among ICE officers who have created chaos in Minneapolis for over a month.
The satire presents Homan as "the only adult in the room" trying to corral agents who respond to basic questions with what the sketch portrays as excessive aggression and limited understanding. One particularly pointed exchange involves cast member Mikey Day playing an ICE officer questioning why protesters can carry guns.
Davidson's Homan character responds by asking how many agents attended Stop the Steal protests with loaded automatic weapons - with every agent in the sketch raising their hand.
Escalating Criticism of Immigration Enforcement
This week's sketch represents an intensification of Saturday Night Live's commentary on immigration enforcement. The program also mocked ICE's recruitment standards, noting that more than one-third of recruits fail the agency's fitness test.
The episode follows previous criticism from the show's "Weekend Update" segment, where co-host Michael Che delivered a joke that some viewers felt didn't go far enough. Che questioned whether ICE agents ever reflect on their actions during controversial operations, asking: "Are we dicks?"
Broader Context of Political Comedy
Miller's criticism highlights the ongoing tension between political satire and those who feel targeted by its commentary. As the wife of a prominent White House official involved in immigration policy, her response carries particular weight within conservative circles.
The incident demonstrates how comedy programming continues to serve as a flashpoint in America's cultural and political divisions, with shows like SNL facing regular accusations of partisan bias from both sides of the political spectrum.
