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'Alligator Alcatraz' investigation, Simon Cowell & 'Pi Phone'

Plus: Investigating whether Stephen Miller's speech at Charlie Kirk memorial included Nazi subtext

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September 27, 2025

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Investigating whether Stephen Miller's speech at Charlie Kirk memorial included Nazi subtext

Trump and members of his administration, including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, spoke recently at a memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Miller is an architect of Trump's most exclusionary immigration policies who has also been accused of expressing white nationalist rhetoric.

Many online compared his words to those of Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler's propaganda chief. According to one post, Miller "plagiarized" his speech from a 1932 Goebbels address titled "The Storm is Coming.” Reporter Nur Ibrahim looked into the claim.