By The Daily Caller (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-24 20:41:51 | Updated at 2026-09-03 11:10:37
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A birthday post from the wife of one of President Donald Trump’s closest advisors sent a left-wing media outlet into full meltdown mode.
Katie Miller, wife of White House homeland security adviser Stephen Miller, posted a happy birthday message Sunday to her husband, calling him her “favorite person” and “the best dad.”
The simple act was apparently enough to throw The Daily Beast’s Vic Verbalaitis into shock that a woman would actually love and support her husband.
She remarked on how inspiring it’s been to watch his “drive and determination” as he lives his life’s dream.
“Stephen never quits, never surrenders, and never gives up. He knew President Trump would win,” she said. “Four little kids and the ability to change the world. These are the best days.”
Happy Birthday to my favorite person, the best dad, and my forever partner.
Watching @StephenM live his life’s dream with drive and determination every day inspires me, our children, and everyone who knows him.
When we left the White House in 2021, Stephen knew he had… pic.twitter.com/btgITMbvep
The Daily Beast responded with a piece titled, “Katie Miller Writes Cringe Birthday Note to Husband Stephen,” complete with the subhead, “GET A ROOM” and the line: “The MAGA podcaster is her husband’s number one fan.” The outlet portrayed her public affection as somehow embarrassing and worthy of mockery. They even used it as a segue to attack Stephen Miller’s immigration work for the Trump administration.
The reaction is not all that shocking when you take a step back and realize that the left finds it wholly absurd that anyone on the right could be in a loving, committed marriage. They only see their political biases. Anyone who doesn’t agree with them politically doesn’t deserve to be loved. Not just that, but they find it abnormal to see a wife expressing love, admiration, and gratitude toward her husband on his birthday.
It is a positive social good when wives willingly and intently express public support for their husbands. Marriage functions best when husbands and wives encourage each other. It’s the foundation of stable families. And modeling this for others by making their commitment visible is extremely important. Societies that sneer at women for praising their husbands discourage the very behaviors that strengthen households and communities. (Sign up for Mary Rooke’s weekly newsletter here!)
There is a pretty well-known social media content creator who started a series in which she drinks wine alone in her car while her husband stays inside to take care of their children. Her posts consisted of complaining about her children and husband while necking a bottle of wine. Most women in the comment section praised her for taking the time to care for herself. Unfortunately, this woman is now getting a divorce.
The Daily Beast would have respected Katie more if she had been disloyal and cruel toward her husband. They would have probably praised her for standing up to her politically powerful husband without ever seeing the damage this type of behavior does to families and society at large. Treating marital affection as a journalistic target reveals more about the outlet’s priorities than about the Millers. It also exposes a cancer rotting in our society.
It’s unhealthy for women to speak negatively about their husbands in the public square. It skews the reality of their lives, and they begin to find reasons to feel annoyed and frustrated just so that they can air them to anyone who will listen. It breeds discontentment.
A strong society needs healthy marriages where wives and husbands are openly in love. All of our current cultural signals are pushing toward disconnection, and we should be striving to normalize commitment and loyalty. Doing this is an important reminder to others that marriage is good and that raising children together is a blessing. Wives shouldn’t hate their husbands. In fact, there should be no greater fan than a wife of her husband and a husband of his wife. (ROOKE: Society Spoke And Men Are Listening)
The Daily Beast’s decision to treat Katie and her fandom as inherently ridiculous or suspect is the disordered choice. But had they left it alone or, heaven forbid, praised her for loving Stephen Miller, they wouldn’t have been able to attempt to score points against a political opponent. Loving your husband publicly should never be treated as a scandal.
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