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Miller's Talarico Attack Sparks Viral X Reply, Kinzinger Condemns

5/28/2026

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Summary

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Democratic X account replied “shut up you ugly f—” to Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller’s remark on Rep. James Talarico.
Miller’s post earned five million impressions, with reply topping six and a half million May 27.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger condemned the exchange, urging GOP to wait for a rebuke as Rep. James Talarico faces attacks, President Donald Trump’s false claims he is vegan and believes in six genders.

History

Historical Context

The May 31 2017 “covfefe” tweet by President Donald Trump—deleted six hours later and hashtagged 1.4 million times—sparked intense media focus, a cryptic defense from Press Secretary Sean Spicer, and the June 12 2017 COVFEFE Act to preserve presidential tweets. That precedent of provocative social-media attacks underlies Stephen Miller’s recent incendiary reply to Rep. James Talarico within the GOP.

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Story summary

Democratic X account replied “shut up you ugly f—” to Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller’s remark on Rep. James Talarico.
Miller’s post earned five million impressions, with reply topping six and a half million May 27.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger condemned the exchange, urging GOP to wait for a rebuke as Rep. James Talarico faces attacks, President Donald Trump’s false claims he is vegan and believes in six genders.

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