Stephen Miller goes on a rant defending Trump's imperialist aggression against Venezuela: "We’re a superpower… we are going to conduct ourselves as a superpower." Jake Tapper: "I don't even know what you're talking about right now." pic.twitter.com/CoViwNmYfa

CNN host Jake Tapper played a clip of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot Sunday as he pushed back on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s criticism of media coverage of Wednesday’s shooting in Minneapolis involving federal law enforcement and a woman accused of weaponizing her vehicle.

Stephen Miller and Jake Tapper crossed swords on Monday over U.S. foreign policy in Venezuela and Greenland, with the White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security yelling and accusing the CNN anchor of doing “that smarmy thing” for repeatedly pressing him on the Trump Administration’s next steps.

Nicolas Maduro is seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan on January 5, 2026, in New York City (XNY/Star Max/GC Images)

The CNN anchor visibly frustrated as Miller avoided questions about elections while ranting about America's superpower status and post-WWII "reparations schemes."

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has clashed with CNN host Jake Tapper over the Trump administration's latest military action in Venezuela. The sparring began when Tapper asked if opposition leader María Corina Machado should be the new leader of the country.