By James Morley III | Thursday, 11 December 2025 01:12 PM EST
CNN denied claims that it had banned White House communications official Stephen Miller, stating the network simply declined his request to appear on its programming.
Speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Wednesday, Miller said the White House communications team contacted CNN, asserting that Miller would free up his schedule to discuss any topic with any host at any time.
“The White House said, ‘Stephen is available to discuss any topic with any host at any time,’” Miller stated. “As far as you’re concerned, Stephen has no scheduling conflicts at all. He will make himself available from the first hour of air to the last hour of air on any subject.”
Miller added that CNN’s response was firm: “We will not take him, period, on any show on any topic.” Miller, who established himself as a verbal bare-knuckles brawler during the first Trump administration, made the comments.
In a statement to the New York Post, CNN clarified, “As a news organization, we make editorial decisions about the stories we cover and when, and that depends on the news priorities of the day.” The network also noted: “We look forward to having Stephen on again in the future as the news warrants.”
Miller’s last appearance on CNN was on October 6, according to Mediaite, during a heated debate with anchor Boris Sanchez over the Trump administration’s ICE raids in Chicago.
