Miller then worked for management and communications firm Vianovo,while also appearing as an analyst on MSNBC.[6]
Department of State spokesperson
Miller (center) fields questions from reporters including (visible,from left) Michael Birnbaum,Tom Bateman,and Michael Crowley on a military aircraft on December 13,2024.
He has been critical of Russia,including for escalation of its invasion of Ukraine,detention of Evan Gershkovich and suppression of information from Russian citizens in relation to slowing connections to YouTube in the country.[7][8][9] A deepfake created using spliced footage from multiple press briefings of Miller saying Belgorod was an appropriate target for Ukrainian strikes and that the city had been evacuated circulated in May 2024;he denounced the deepfake as "disinformation".[10]Voice of America described the deepfake as having hallmarks of the Russian information war against Ukraine.[11] Miller was banned from Russia in retaliation for American sanctions on Russians and his role in outlining American foreign policy.[12]
He expressed concerns about Chinese support for the war and condemned Chinese military drills near Taiwan following a speech by Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te and Chinese withdrawal from arms control talks following American arms sales to Taiwan.[13][14][15]
At one press conference on the Gaza war,Miller stated the U.S. "doesn't dictate to any country what it must do",a journalist interjected "Unless you invade them."[16] While answering questions pertaining to the Gaza death toll,Miller was accused by a man,understood to be journalist Sam Husseini,of "smirking". Miller replied "Absolutely not" and that he wouldn't "entertain" the accusation.[17]
During a September 30,2024,press briefing,Miller stated "We’ve never wanted to see a diplomatic resolution with Hamas […] We have always been committed to the destruction of Hamas. […W]e ultimately want to see a diplomatic resolution to conflict in the Middle East," a position criticized by Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson as undermining the State Department's self-styled occupation with diplomatic maneuvering,and being self-contradictory,"since Hamas is a party to the conflict."[18]
Miller speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on October 22,2024
Miller was rebuked by Matt Lee of the Associated Press,for laughing while answering a question about U.S. provided aid not reaching Gaza.[19][20] The joking by Miller was further criticized by author Mark O'Connell in a piece for The Irish Times devoted to Miller's conduct;O'Connell attributed Miller's laughter to,"his apparent disregard for the humanity of the people forced to live,and to die,amid the savagery of Israel's assault".[21]
After Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territoriesFrancesca Albanese presented a report concluding that Israel's assault on Gaza has met the threshold of genocide,Miller said that the U.S. had "for a longstanding period of time opposed the mandate of" Albanese[22] and alleged that Albanese had a "history of anti-Semitic comments".[23] Miller's accusation was condemned by Trita Parsi and by several organizations,some of whom called for Miller's resignation or likened Miller to using a,"Trumpian smearing of a principled human rights expert".[22]
In the early stages of the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon,Miller stated that a U.S. citizen from Michigan who was killed in an Israeli airstrike,Kamel Ahmad Jawad,was not a U.S. citizen but instead a legal permanent resident.[24] This prompted criticism from the Council on American–Islamic Relations,and a correction from the State Department,who confirmed Jawad's U.S. citizenship.[25]
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