Stephen Miller Begs William Shatner To Save ‘Star Trek’ From Wokeness | EUROtoday

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller took a short second away from his aim of deporting immigrants to be able to supply a suggestion on the right way to enhance “Star Trek.”

The franchise’s newest present, “Starfleet Academy,” debuted this week on Paramount Plus and, true to the unique imaginative and prescient, reveals characters from completely different backgrounds working collectively for a larger trigger.

So, in fact, Miller hated it.

On Thursday, he responded to a submit from the @FinishWokeness X account that confirmed a short clip of three feminine characters competently coping with a critical concern by calling the clip “tragic.”

Miller then made a suggestion that Paramount Plus “save the franchise” by bringing again 94-year-old William Shatner, who performed Captain Kirk within the authentic Sixties-era present, and “give him total creative control.”

There are a few points with Miller’s suggestion.

Although Shatner is pretty strong contemplating his superior age, working a franchise is tough work for somebody half his age.

Oh, and extra importantly, “Star Trek” has lengthy been lauded for exhibiting a world the place variations between folks had been acknowledged, but in addition celebrated.

Many folks interpreted Miller’s submit as a variation of “show me you don’t understand the point of ‘Star Trek’ without saying you don’t understand the point of ‘Star Trek.’”

HuffPost reached out to Shatner for touch upon Miller’s submit, however there was no rapid response.

But on X, the mockery commenced, together with this joke from California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press workplace: “Stephen Miller saw an alien on the bridge and started drafting an executive order.”

Other folks additionally ridiculed Miller’s suggestion and his seeming cluelessness concerning the goal of the franchise.

Some folks identified the franchise’s historical past of selling civil rights and Shatner’s personal dedication to progressive politics.

One particular person did level out a doable cause why an “America First” man like Miller may need to rethink his “Star Trek” suggestion: Shatner isn’t an American citizen.