[direwolf]

Lol, of course. What could possibly go wrong?

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/19/politi...ing/index.html

The author of President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban, which targeted people from six-majority Muslim countries, is the principal speechwriter for the President's speech on Islam in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

Stephen Miller, Trump's senior adviser for policy and speechwriter, is the principal aide in charge of writing both the speech on Islam and Trump's later speech on the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a White House official told CNN.

Both are topics Miller has spoken out against throughout his career on Capitol Hill and in the White House.

The official said the speech has been put together through a collaborative process inside the White House, but that Miller was the primary author.

The speech, which will be given in front of about 50 Muslims leaders, could be a flashpoint in Trump's eight-day, five country trip. Trump has long derided Islam, proposed banning all Muslim immigration into the United States during the campaign and is expected to use the term "radical Islamic terrorism" throughout the speech in Saudi Arabia, the cradle of the 1.6 billion-member religion.

Miller himself has a lengthy history with anti-Muslim rhetoric. During his time at Duke University, Miller wrote extensively for the school's newspaper, including one article in which he wrote: "Islamic terrorists ... have declared a death sentence on every man, woman and child living in this country."

Miller also worked as a college student for the Terrorism Awareness Project, an effort founded by the David Horowitz Freedom Center. The group is considered an anti-Muslim hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Prior to working with Trump, Miller worked as a top aide and speechwriter to Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, who is now Trump's attorney general. Sessions was outspoken on terrorism during Miller's time on his staff, mimicking Miller's views on the faith.