Waldman happens to be dating President Donald Trump's senior adviser and hard-line immigration advocate Stephen Miller. It is not against ethics rules, a former White House ethics chief said.
reporter Nick Miroff, who covers DHS, immigration enforcement and border security. Miller, who also serves as Trump's speechwriter, believes in hard-line immigration policies and has greatly influenced the Trump administration's immigration agenda.
Waldman's views on immigration seem to align with Miller's, as she defended the Trump administration's"zero tolerance" policy that led to the separation of thousands of children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. Miller was apparently the architect of the policy, which the Trump administration did away with after heavy criticism from Democrats and some Republicans.
Painter pointed out that Pence has separated himself from some of Trump's more controversial policies and expressed concern that Waldman could"lock the vice president into the pro-Miller faction." "When I think about it, I am very worried that she doesn't completely recuse herself from making any comments that have anything to do with Stephen Miller or the policies Stephen Miller is pushing," Painter said.
Pence has hired Katie Waldman, 27, to be his new press secretary, per NBC. She was a spokesperson for DHS under Nielsen, then comms director for Sen McSally. Also worth noting: Waldman is dating Stephen Miller
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