"When Katie Miller, the wife of Donald Trump's powerful adviser Stephen Miller, interviewed Pete Hegseth on her podcast last week, she didn't ask him about whether the war secretary had ordered the US military to kill the shipwrecked survivors of an airstrike. She didn't ask him about the settlement he paid a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her."
"There is perhaps no media property better positioned to rose-tint the Trump administration's family values agenda than the Katie Miller Podcast effectively the White House's unofficial podcast, thanks to the Millers' extraordinary Rolodex. In interviews with top Republican figures like Vice-President JD Vance, Attorney General Pam Bondi and House Speaker Mike Johnson, Miller serves softball questions that emphasize her guests' devotion to God, their families and Trump. Not necessarily in that order."
"But Miller has a more ambitious objective. For Maga and President Trump's legacy to grow long-term, we must talk to conservative women, Miller told Axios. She appears to be betting that the best way to do that is through instruction on becoming a Maga-sanctioned wife and mother. While women can work, the podcast suggests, they need to be obsessive about protecting their families from outside forces including seed oils, anti-Trump p"
Katie Miller's podcast interviews top Republican figures with soft, family-focused questions that emphasize devotion to God, family, and Trump while sidestepping controversies and allegations. High-profile guests receive personal, domestically framed prompts rather than probing inquiries about alleged misconduct. The podcast uses White House connections to amplify a pro-Trump family-values narrative and targets conservative women by offering guidance on being MAGA-sanctioned wives and mothers. Episodes suggest that women may work but should prioritize obsessive protection of their families from perceived external threats. The format minimizes accountability and reinforces conservative cultural and religious messaging.
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