Mexican Figures Fear Miller Could Urge US Action on Mexican Soil

Former US diplomat John Feeley, who has been in contact with Mexican officials, told Politico that “no one is pleased, to say the least” about Miller’s promotion. The New York Times reported Friday that Miller had spent weeks pressing Mexican officials to reduce unauthorized crossings into the United States to zero each day. They have said that goal is impossible along a roughly 2,000-mile border, according to the report.

Trump threatened Mexico in a Thursday social media post over a migrant caravan he claimed was heading toward the US border. He wrote that Mexico must stop the caravan or tariffs on the country would be “IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED.” The article said Trump offered no evidence for his claims about the people in the caravans.

In a Tuesday opinion piece in Mexican outlet Excelsior, columnist Leo Zuckermann called Miller a “danger” and contrasted him with former chief of staff Susie Wiles, whom he described as “a skilled, disciplined, and pragmatic political operative.” Zuckermann cited New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s reporting that Miller had previously demanded military attacks on Mexican soil against suspected drug cartels. He warned Miller could revive such plans and persuade Trump to approve them.