Kansas Secretary of State and Republican gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach has a side gig as a paid columnist for Breitbart News, the far-right news and commentary site run by former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon.
Kobach told the Kansas City Star that Breitbart approached him back in June when then-former Bannon still worked in the White House.
He made it clear he doesn’t consider this a conflict of interest. “I get paid for my columns … just like you’re paid,” Kobach told the Star.
His first column appeared on Breitbart earlier this summer with the headline, “Refugees and Terrorism: A Massive Vulnerability in Our Immigrations system.”
Other columns written by Kobach include headlines such as “Why States Need to Assist the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity” — a Trump commission on which Kobach serves as the operational head — and “It’s Time to Stop Sanctuary Cities and Counties.” He has written seven columns since joining Breitbart.
“I think Breitbart.com appeals to anyone who is Republican or conservative in any way,” Kobach told the Kansas City Star. “It appeals to a broad spectrum of conservative readers.”
Kobach, whose gubernatorial bid is based on a platform of combating illegal immigratio, also told the paper he has been on contact with Bannon since he left his White House gig in August.
“I’ve gotten to know Steve very well long since before he returned to Breitbart. I have been advising the president and the White House since he (Trump) was a candidate, so I got to know Steve Bannon before President Trump took office,” Kobach said.
Stephen Miller: 8 Late-Night Insults for Trump's 'Basic Henchman' (Photos)
Trump adviser Stephen Miller made a splash Wednesday by calling CNN's Jim Acosta "insulting, ignorant and foolish." But late-night hosts have had some harsh assessments of him, too. For example:
Sunday morning shows to push the president's border policies. Late-night hosts were not impressed by his chilly claim that "the powers of our president to protect our country... will not be questioned," and compared him to some unflattering people, places and cartoon characters. For example...
"Sméagol in a suit" - Trevor Noah
"That guy is 31 years old and he already looks like he's two-thirds of the way to Montgomery Burns." - Seth Meyers
"Young Gargamel" - Stephen Colbert
Superman villain General Zod - Stephen Colbert
(Context: After making the Gargamel comment, Colbert played a video of the previously mentioned Stephen Miller quote. Then Colbert joked that Miller then added, "I am become death, destroyer of worlds. Kneel before Zod." Which is a combo of famous quotes by Robert Oppenheimer and Zod.)
"The guy who shows up with a flashlight when teens are getting drunk in a graveyard." - Seth Meyers
"If you're wondering why his face looks familiar, it's probably because you see him every time you take off our socks. Black people, you can ignore that joke." - Trevor Noah
"A basic henchman" - Trevor Noah
"A guilty husband who got caught texting with a female co-worker." - Seth Meyer
We'll keep updating this list as more Stephen Miller insults roll in.
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Miller made a splash by insulting a CNN reporter as ”insulting, ignorant and foolish“
Trump adviser Stephen Miller made a splash Wednesday by calling CNN's Jim Acosta "insulting, ignorant and foolish." But late-night hosts have had some harsh assessments of him, too. For example:
Sunday morning shows to push the president's border policies. Late-night hosts were not impressed by his chilly claim that "the powers of our president to protect our country... will not be questioned," and compared him to some unflattering people, places and cartoon characters. For example...
