Stephen Miller Labeled 'Despicable Liar' Over Ballot Counting Rant

“A despicable lying piece of garbage” is how Stephen Miller was branded after he railed against the counting of ballots in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, claiming it undermines democracy.

The Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor unleashed his tirade following a court ruling that permits California to count ballots arriving after Election Day. “If you have a situation like we saw in California in Los Angeles, where every single day ballots continue to tilt the election in ever more improbable, and ultimately impossible, ways, then we don’t have a democracy,” Miller declared during a Fox News interview.

He expressed a lack of faith in the election system, stating, “We have no faith in our election system or in our ability to count the ballots.” He pointed to the Republican Senate majority, claiming that senators avoid accountability for their votes.

In response to Miller's comments, an X user named Spiro's Ghost slammed him, asserting, “He is a despicable lying piece of garbage — made worse because he 100% knows he is lying.”

Miller’s outburst followed a Supreme Court decision that upheld state laws allowing election officials to count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day, even if they arrive later. This 5-4 ruling rejected a GOP challenge against policies in California and 13 other states that permit counting late-arriving mail ballots.

The Republican National Committee had previously filed a lawsuit seeking to block these ballots from being counted. California’s regulations provide a seven-day window for mail ballots to arrive after Election Day. While this has contributed to delayed results, reports indicate it has not been linked to fraud or inaccurate counts.

In 2024, over 400,000 late-arriving ballots were counted in California, making up about 2.5% of the total vote. Election law experts attribute the delays in finalizing results to the increase in mail-in voting and the time needed for signature verification.

In a separate matter, Bloomberg Law reported that Miller played a significant role in a Justice Department memo aimed at allowing states to institutionalize individuals with disabilities. Sources familiar with the situation indicated that Miller was frustrated with the DOJ Civil Rights Division's efforts to settle cases that promote moving people with mental illness from institutions to community settings.

A June 18 DOJ Office of Legal Counsel opinion suggested states could diverge from established Supreme Court precedents favoring integration for individuals with disabilities. Although Civil Rights Division leaders initially resisted this shift, the final version aligned with Miller’s stance.

A DOJ spokesperson refuted claims of White House involvement, stating that the analysis was conducted independently. “OLC’s analysis was reached completely independently of the White House or Stephen Miller,” said spokesperson Natalie Baldassarre, emphasizing that the conclusions had support from career officials within the Civil Rights Division.