Sid Miller
At a rally Sunday in Las Vegas, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump paused his usual meditation on the latest polls to direct his crowd’s attention to a “great guy on television today.”
“His name was Sid Miller from Texas,” Trump said, drawing a round of cheers as he invoked the state’s agriculture commissioner, known for his cowboy hats and — like Trump — political incorrectness.
“Oh, they know Sid Miller,” Trump continued, sounding somewhat surprised. “We create yet another star.”
In the home stretch of a zany presidential race, Miller’s star has no doubt risen, at least among the many Trump supporters skeptical of the notion that their candidate is headed for defeat. In recent days, Miller has become Trump’s go-to guy when it comes to arguing the presidential race in Texas and elsewhere is not exactly what polls say it is, an on-message ally in Trump’s pursuit to convince Americans it ain’t over ’till it’s over.
“He said, ‘Trump is going to win by massive numbers, bigger than anyone’s ever seen,'” Trump said at the Las Vegas rally, paraphrasing Miller’s remarks earlier in the day on Fox News. “And he said, ‘So I don’t know what you people are talking about on television, where they’re saying the vote in Texas is going to be very close.’ He said, ‘I don’t know what you people are talking about. You must be talking about a different Texas than the one I’m from.'”
Miller, who sits on Trump’s Agricultural Advisory Committee, appears to be reveling in the moment, committing to more media appearances and flooding his social media accounts with pro-Trump messages. And he seems to have seriously caught the attention of the nominee, who has not only shouted him out at multiple rallies but also personally sent him an email thanking him for his help.
“Sid Miller has become Donald Trump’s biggest cheerleader and champion in the state of Texas,” said Todd Smith, a spokesman for the agriculture commissioner. “Sid thinks it’s vitally important for not only our nation, but for farmers and ranchers and agricultural producers, to really fight hard this week on behalf of our nominee, and he’s doing that.”
Have two politicians ever been more made for each other than Sid Miller and Donald Trump? It’s hard to imagine. My goal is to do what I can to make sure people remember this two years from now.
And hey, it looks like ol’ Sid will do his best to provide reminders as well.
A since-deleted tweet sent from Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s account on Tuesday used an obscene term to describe Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee.
After initially claiming he was hacked, Miller said the tweet came from a staffer who did not realize the full extent of what he or she was sharing. The agriculture commissioner, a vocal Trump supporter, said he had been working all day and had instructed campaign staff to use his Twitter account to broadcast pro-Trump messages.
“I said, ‘Why don’t y’all just do some retweets?'” Miller told The Texas Tribune. “They didn’t notice it had a derogatory term in it and they tweeted it out.”
The episode instantly plunged the outspoken Miller into controversy. He earned a stern rebuke from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who said, “No true Texas gentleman would ever talk this way.”
So, misogyny, inattention to detail, and blaming others for one’s own actions. It’s like they were separated at birth. The Chron, BOR, the Current, TM Daily Post, and Juanita have more.
Well, Trump is doing a good job staying on message.
And when I say ‘stay on message’ I mean being a total jackass.
If we were really pointing out birds of a feather, we’d link Sid with Michelle Obama…..both seem to love vacationing on the taxpayers’ dime. It’s unfortunate Trump gave him a shout out. Trump obviously doesn’t know Sid’s reputation for playing fast and loose with his fiduciary responsibility to Texas taxpayers.
Hopefully he either gets primaried, or loses in the general.
LMAO…good one Bill.
Bill, I always like your segues.
If we were really (and we’re not really, but who cares) pointing out birds of a feather, we’d link Trump with Hitler…both seem(ed) to love(d) buying their own books at retail prices and distributing on the campaign donors’ dime. Art of the Deal and Mein Kamp were/are great money makers for the authors.
@Brad:
Let me know when Trump and his people are discovered to be involved with pizza parties, hot dog stands, etc.
#WalnutLivesMatter!
Oh, and spirit cooking….don’t forget the spirit cooking. I can’t wait for all those faithful Catholic Hispanics to find out what they voted for.
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