CNN Denies Banning Stephen Miller, Calls His Booking an Editorial Decision

By James Morley III | Thursday, 11 December 2025 01:12 PM EST

CNN rebutted claims that it banned White House official Stephen Miller, stating the network simply declined his offer to appear.

Speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Wednesday, Miller said the network denied booking him after the White House communications team contacted them, asserting he would free up his schedule for any appearance.

“The White House said, ‘Stephen is available to discuss any topic with any host at any time,’” Miller stated.

“‘As far as you’re concerned, Stephen has no scheduling conflicts at all. He will make himself available from the first hour of air to the last hour of air on any subject,’” Miller added.

“And you know what? CNN’s response was, ‘We will not take him, period, on any show on any topic,’” Miller said, noting his reputation as a verbal bare-knuckles brawler during the first Trump administration.

The network denied Miller’s claims in a statement to the New York Post, explaining that “as a news organization, we make editorial decisions about the stories we cover and when, and that depends on the news priorities of the day.”

“We look forward to having Stephen on again in the future as the news warrants,” the CNN spokesperson added.

Miller’s last appearance on CNN was on October 6, according to Mediaite, when he had a heated debate with anchor Boris Sanchez over the Trump administration’s Chicago ICE raids.

James Morley III is a writer with more than two decades of experience in entertainment, travel, technology, and science and nature.