“White House senior adviser Stephen Miller scolded former President Barack Obama on Friday for his ‘shockingly political’ remarks on voter suppression at the funeral service for Rep. John Lewis, an icon of the civil rights movement” Politico reports.
“In an interview on ‘Fox & Friends,’ the policy aide to President Donald Trump accused his boss’ predecessor of spreading lies about efforts by elected officials to stifle voter participation and minority engagement ahead of November’s election. ‘That was shockingly political for a funeral service, but it’s also totally disconnected from reality,’ Miller said. ‘It is scandalously, outrageously false.’ Obama used a portion of his eulogy Thursday for the late civil rights leader to endorse several voting reform policies, including implementing automatic voter registration, establishing Election Day as a national holiday and passing comprehensive new voting rights legislation.”