White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller arriving last month in Zurich, Switzerland. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Moments after federal officers fatally shot Alex Pretti, his body still lying facedown on an icy Minneapolis street, Customs and Border Protection officials texted Stephen Miller, the White House aide and presidential confidant who framed the government's response.

Stephen Miller has sought this week to distance himself from the recent fatal shootings in Minneapolis and the administration's miscalculated response.