Stephen Miller's Dem blackmail theory backfires: 'Every accusation is a confession'

Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser in the Trump administration, sparked online backlash Tuesday night when he told Fox News the Democratic Party "controls its members through blackmail."

Miller joined Jesse Watters on his eponymous show to discuss the fallout of the resignations of Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX), who were both accused of sexual misconduct with staffers.

"Couldn't have happened to a better person," Miller quipped over Swalwell's "bad week."

Miller then lobbed a wild theory.

"The most important part about this story — and look, Swalwell is a scumbag, he is a terrible person, the worst of the worst, the lowest of the low, the most dishonest of the most dishonest — but the real story here," Miller said, pointing a finger, "is how the Democrat party controls its members through blackmail."

"It's got a blackmail file on all of its politicians and it uses them to leverage and control them until it's time to release it," Miller declared. "That is how sick and twisted the Democrat Party is."

The bizarre theory echoes similar conspiracies that have followed the Epstein case.

And the internet predictably had thoughts about the comments.

Zeteo founder Mehdi Hasan replied, "

Conservative attorney and Democratic Congressional candidate George Conway replied on X, ".@StephenM is a sick man, exhibit number 2,459,729."

Behavioral scientist Caroline Orr Bueno wrote on X, "

"Jeopardy!" champion and YouTuber Hemant Mehta added, "