Democrats shoot down Stephen Miller's trans insult in just 5 words - LGBTQ Nation

Stephen Miller posted a transphobic joke referencing Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, who is straight and cis. The DNC’s official X account replied with a profanity-laced insult rather than addressing policy. The reply gained more than 31 million views and was widely reposted. Katie Miller publicly identified the person running the account, Paulina Mangubat, and mocked her personal life. Mangubat’s fiance responded on Bluesky, saying the attack backfired, and another user posted a similar personal comparison. Mangubat later said she was getting married, and Katie Miller responded with a claim about immigration status. The exchange escalated into threats and harassment concerns.

"The official X account of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) had just five pointed words to share with Donald Trump advisor Stephen Miller after he made a transphobic joke about Democratic Senate candidate and Texas state Rep. James Talarico. "The Democrats made history in Texas by nominating their first transgender senate candidate," Miller wrote in response to a photo of Talarico posted by the Democratic party that declared, "It's time to take back Texas." Talarico's skyrocketing popularity has spawned a bigoted GOP strategy of continuing to make Talarico look weak by calling him gay or trans (he is straight and cis)."

"But the DNC had no time for schoolyard taunts. The account replied, "shut up you ugly f**k." The clapback has racked up more than 31 million views and been reposted 30,000 times. Stephen Miller's wife, Katie Miller, replied by publicly identifying the person who runs the account, Paulina Mangubat, no doubt aware that doing so could put her in danger of threats and violence."

"Katie Miller also mocked Mangubat for being 30, unmarried, and without kids. "This is what a sad, unhappy, female Liberal looks like," she wrote. On Bluesky, a person claiming to be Mangubat's fiance replied to Katie Miller's post, saying her vendetta has "backfired badly." "This might not be popular to say on here," wrote Mikhail Klimentov, but "my fiance is way hotter.""

"Mangubat also responded to Katie Miller's post, writing that it "seems like a good time to share that I'm getting married!" Katie Miller replied, "Marrying an illegal to get him a green card doesn't count." It is unclear if Miller even knows what Klimentov's ci"

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