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And yes, if a war breaks out, then sometimes you have to cancel even the sacred time. But we've been pretty good about making sure that I have at least a couple of hours with my family every single day. And sometimes that means I'm on the phone until 3 a.m. or sometimes that means I'm back in the White House after I put the kids to bed. Have that sacred time that you protect.
That you turn out the phone, you tune out work, and you just focus on your wife and your kids. And that's worked very well for us. And even this job, it's possible. And that is the vice president. Obviously, he's going to be speaking with Will Kane a little bit later today, but he spoke with Katie Miller.
And Katie is host of the Katie Miller podcast. She was an advisor and spokesperson for Doge from January up until May, served as Deputy Press Secretary under President Trump at the Department of Homeland Security from 2017 to 2019. And most importantly, she joins us now. Katie, welcome to the show. Thanks for having me, Brian.
It's exciting to be here. Yeah, it's exciting. What is it like knowing J.D. Vance so well from the day he was brought on and from the time he was a senator? And then you got to sit down, and I think Laura Trump is almost the same way.
You know the story inside and out, but to try to get personal with him, do you enjoy that? It was really fun to be able to have these relatable conversations, the window into his life that I know and I'm familiar with, but it's exciting to be able to bring it to the rest of the country because he. He is just like every other dad in America, a working dad who works long hours. still trying to make it home. at night to have dinner with his kids and be a present parent.
That's really hard. And what I'm hoping to do on the podcast is be able to continue to have those conversations. with people across the spectrum, whether that be in politics, business, Sports and be able to show that window that we are all similar no matter where we live in the country, no matter what we do.
So, aren't you dealing with the same thing? I mean, you and Stephen have the situation, you have high demanding jobs, and you also have the family? That's what really inspired doing this podcast: I felt that there wasn't a place for conservative women to have a podcast when you are. folding laundry and cleaning the dishes. that I found that shared my morals and values because too often now we are told that here's why I don't need a man or here's why I'm waiting to have kids and here's why I need to make my career happen.
Before I have a family, and my own experience has shown that I was a communications director to a vice president. I had three kids, Brian, in four years. While Stephen was working for President Trump, he's one of his longest-serving aides, as you well know. And then I was a senior advisor to Elon Musk and President Trump at Doge. And I found that having a family makes my life better, and that's what I hope to inspire other women to be able to do on the Katie Miller podcast.
And what you wipe out, like when people ask me, and it's harder for definitely harder for a woman than a man, just the way everything's set up. But for me, I just wipe out hobbies. Like when people say, oh, do you play golf? No, I'm not really interested in playing golf, pickleball, racquetball, whatever. You just try to stay fit and go home.
When you're not working. Stephen can relate to that. Stephen, when someone asked him what his hobbies are, he would probably say golf. And then you asked him when the last time he's played, and he said before President Trump announced he was running for president in 2015, 2014. I mean, now he is the world's best dad.
We have a family that makes it work. I mean, Stephen is at the White House. He leaves house at 8 a.m. He's home by dinner, hopefully, at 5.36. And he's the one tucking our kids into bed every night.
And I also have a full-time career, and he's my biggest supporter and my biggest champion. And you know It is something where we go through what is very similar for every other family across the country. Country is that we are both hardworking parents trying to make it work in today's society, but we believe that having each other and having our children is what makes our life richer.
So, this week's episode was with Senator Katie Britton, Alabama, the youngest female senator.
Next week is actually with Joe Gebia, Monday nights at 6 p.m. He was just Appointed by President Trump to be Chief Design Officer of the United States, and he's the co-founder of Airbnb. People want to work for President Trump. because he is an inspiring figure. Who is just trying to make our country better?
And I want to be able to show what conservatives are doing and how we're making our country a better place to live and work. You know, I just don't know the volume and velocity of everything President Trump is doing with the staff, obviously. Oh, by the way, there's Sean Duffy. He is going to be taking over Penn Station. He took over Penn Station.
Now he's going to take over Union Station. Look over there. We're now having a situation where we might be handling the crime in Chicago the way he's handling it in D.C. And at the same time, when it comes to legal immigrants, you have a situation where we've picked up thousands of criminals while fighting the smaller battles in Maryland. It's amazing how many oars are in the water where we're not used to this, especially the previous four years.
No, I think what is the biggest difference between the first President Trump's term and this one and how successful we are is that the entire Cabinet likes each other. They like working together. JD said it on the podcast, the Vice President did, is that oftentimes, even when they get home, they're up working again until ten, eleven, twelve, one, two AM because they're all excited to keep going. If You know, I hear it often at night, but if someone calls each other and says, Hey, let's mobilize to make DC safer, here's what's r going on in DC, they all are on the phone doing conference calls, figuring out how they can break the logjam to accomplish what President Trump sets out to do every day. You know, Getting safe streets.
When's the last time we've had a homicide-free DC? You know, I took my daughters through Union Station to take a train to New York last week. Stephen's like You know, you guys can do that now. Before, I wouldn't bring my kids in to see the monuments because I was scared of a carjacking. And thanks to President Trump, we can do that again.
And why is that? Because President Trump this time has picked a cabinet that likes to work together that all has his best interest and the country's best interests at heart. And here is that DC mayor yesterday cut nine. We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance. What MPD has been able to do in this city.
The difference between this period, this 20-day period of this federal surge, and last year represents an 87% reduction. in carjacking. And I mean, she's got to toe the line. She also said, I don't like ICE and I also don't think we need National Guard, but she loved the surge of resources. But for a Democratic mayor to say that, while the other mayors are so scared that the President's actually going to send the National Guard in, is noteworthy.
This is a mayor, though, Brian, who as recently as a month ago didn't want to help recruitment and retention of MPD officers in DC. And now here she is because her officers are so excited and so happy to see President Trump step up and give them federal resources. Triple, quadruple their manpower here in DC, that now she has no choice but to be so grateful for the action taken because she has seen what it's done to her city. And I think other mayors, when they see how President Trump is going to help make their city safe and their police forces, are going to be in favor of this and their workers. There's no choice but to but to be supportive.
Uh no doubt about it. Are you still with Elon Musk? No. I don't work for Elon anymore full time. He's a great man, a great leader.
I hope one day to see him and President Trump together again. Um but This is something where I felt like to do the podcast to be able to reach conservative women where they are so that way we have an audience for 2028. We also in 2024, President Trump do a ton of podcasts, all reaching center-right conservative men. We needed to build that audience. for a future for conservative women.
You know what's interesting, Katie? They did a story in the Washington Post and says there's really six different factions of MAGA. It's no longer conservative or liberal. I think those two phrases, those two words seem antiquated. Do you believe within MAGA?
You know, you got the Joe Rogan. He seems like a great guy. I'm never really political, but I'll be involved. You know, the Charlie Kirk with the younger generation. You have more traditional conservatives.
Very few are holding out on the outside now. You know, Mark Thiessen or somebody like that. Do you find that MAGA is broken up with different factions? And do you guys break it up that way? I don't think President Trump breaks it up that way.
President Trump is whatever is for the betterment of our country. I think. MAGA is something that is an all-encompassing movement and we have become a bigger tent, right? Everyone talks about, oh, how do you expand the tent? President Trump's done that because he speaks to people where they are.
People want safe streets. They want to close our borders and be able to take care of the Americans here in our country before we put a League of Aliens first. You mean you saw that with With what, everyone going after Obrego Garcia saying, oh, we should take care of the illegal aliens and keep them here. No, send them home. That's what we promised to do.
I think too often now we're coded into conservative or liberal, when in reality, what we're talking about here is: do you support the betterment of our country or do you not? I mean, Brian, how much of a joke is it that every word in the English language these days is coded? If you work out, you must be a conservative. If you eat healthy, you must be a conservative. If you like to know what's in your food, you must be a conservative.
When did being a healthy individual become a conservative or liberal ideology? You know what's interesting? That used to be associated with Democrats. They used to be the natural ones that also were against free trade. They didn't want to eat part of it.
They wanted to be tough on China. And now you have a president that says to RFK Jr.: go wild. We should be looking into what we're eating. Take on the big food companies of the country. Examine how effective these medicines and vaccines are.
And you have somebody with the fresh look that for in the past, that's the liberal mindset, but they're more at home with this version of republicanism. Yeah, the New York Times the other day went after conservatives because they say, why is it in vogue to be able to say, oh, I'm skinny and I'm healthy? It's not a conservative ideology. It's called doing what's best for your body and having preventative care instead of health care. We should be having healthy care for Americans where we tell them.
How to eat better and what is good for you in the grocery store. That is not an ideology, that is taking care of ourselves.
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So, just one of the wider topics, but I think it matters. You have Melania Trump, who I guess the cover was about to be put on the cover of. Vogue or Valerie Fair, excuse me. And this new editor comes in and says, you know, I'm probably going to put her on the cover. And then you had all these anonymous staffers say if that happens, there's going to be a massive walkout.
What are your thoughts when things like that come out? I mean, you're with a party and a group that just got won every battleground state, won the Electoral College, won the majority of the votes in the country. Yet, A editor has to battle his own staff if he wants to put the first lady on the cover. It just goes to show you who controls The legacy media that is forced upon Americans every day. It's not It is certainly not organic.
It is contrived. It is meant to influence you. And unfortunately, the people controlling that are all of one mindset. They're all of one ideology. Others may need not apply.
And that's the sad reality, and that's why podcasts became a big thing, Brian, is because how do you reach people where they are without being going through this liberal filter that are centered in New York, and and Los Angeles. Right? Like look at the DC Center of Legacy Media. Those are all liberals. forcing their ideology down your throat.
Right? Peter Baker, who famously lives in northwest D.C., is saying, oh, how safe it is in D.C.
Well, he doesn't live in the real D.C., these are New York Times journalists. elitist ideology. not those that relate to everyday Americans. How do you feel? Was it an intention, or is it just Donald Trump saying I'm bringing the cameras today, for the president to be this available, this much?
like for example, the three hour Cabinet meeting yesterday. He the day before, he had two long press availabilities, lasted over an hour. When you guys were trying to get back to the White House, strategizing what happens if we win, Was this part of it? That's all President Trump. President Trump is the most transparent Figure.
President. In American history, he really does mean it from his core. It's why you see him on Truth every day communicating directly to Americans. He doesn't need the filter. And what does he say?
Our cabinet, as I said to you earlier, Brian, all really likes each other.
So why not show everybody what's really going on? Show them what a cabinet meeting is. How great is that? Joe Biden, how often did he do that? Never had a three-hour Cabinet meeting live on TV.
And you know what the difference is between this term and the last term is President Trump is having fun again. He is making governing fun again. He is making it great to be an American in DC. Look at the Oval Office, right? He's upgrading our infrastructure.
What is government for if not to upgrade infrastructure in our country and keep us safe? If you saw he's asking the DC he's asking Congress for more money to upgrade the infrastructure and the roads in DC. He's upgrading the Oval Office, whether that be gold, the Cabinet room looks beautiful, putting a ballroom into the White House. These are things that nobody would do because it's not popular, but what he's saying is I'm going to do what's right. And I'm not going to let public opinion dictate what I know to be right, what I know.
that people elected me to do, because for far too often you listen to that legacy media that is trying to spin us one way instead of doing what he knows his voters want him to do. And he's going to be hosting the Kennedy Center Awards, too. Yeah. I'm excited to see Sylvester Stallone at the Kendney Center honors. I know.
That'll be fantastic. You know, is that true that Tom Cruise, do you know if Tom Cruise said no? I don't know, but I read somewhere that Tom Cruise had said no only for scheduling constraints. It wasn't any other reason. But I can tell you, as someone who lives in DC, it's beautiful to see every night the Kennedy Center lit up in red, white, and blue now instead of whatever the colour.
Cause de celebres of the day. It is a great patriotic city to be in. And it is once again clean, and I can bring my kids. And I really would encourage other of your listeners to come to DC and see what is our monuments, where they're turning on the fountains again. I know how much Doug Bergham, Secretary of Interior, has really put in his own time.
you know, into making our capital great. It's not like that in every other European city. It is covered in graffiti. And it's like, why don't we want to be proud of where we live? Absolutely.
Katie, how do we get your podcast? Katie Miller podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, X. Rumble, Apple, anywhere you go to Spotify, we are. Please follow, like and subscribe. That is the most important.
And I'm also on X. I'm Katie Miller. All right, Katie, I'll talk to you again soon. Thanks so much. It's Will Kane Country.
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