Conservative commentator Katie Miller is facing renewed criticism over her remarks about Republican voters after acknowledging that she did not vote in Virginia’s 2026 midterm elections. Her comments have attracted fresh attention following President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint her husband, Stephen Miller, as the White House chief of staff.
Her comments drew criticism after she revealed that she had also stayed away from the ballot box. The controversy began after Republicans suffered significant losses in the midterm elections, losing control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. During CBS News’ election night coverage, Katie Miller suggested that family responsibilities had prevented some Republican-leaning mothers from getting to the polling stations. During Tuesday’s election coverage hosted by Norah O’Donnell, Miller was asked about her participation in Virginia’s election. She acknowledged that she had not cast a ballot, explaining that concerns about the privacy of voter information influenced her decision. Under Virginia election rules, voter registration lists and records of people who are registered to vote can be obtained for political purposes by candidates, political parties, political action committees and certain other eligible parties. Members of the public and nonprofit organizations can also access these records under applicable rules. Critics pointed to what they viewed as a contradiction between her criticism of mothers who did not vote and her own decision not to participate in the election.
“If you don’t vote, you can’t complain about the results,” another wrote, a third user said, “She’s too afraid to fill out a ballot and mail it? Speaking on CBS News, she said: “You see that moms are too busy raising their children and taking care of them to go to the polls.
