Stephen Miller ridiculed after his 'moronic' comment seen as permission to 'beat him up'

White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller was ridiculed over the weekend after one of his interview answers was seen as an argument in favor of beating him up.

Miller went on Fox News on Friday, where he was discussing Denmark and Trump's desire to seize Greenland.

"Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland… Under every understanding of law that has existed about territorial control for 500 years, to control a territory you have to be able to defend a territory," the Trump insider said.

But that didn't sit well with observers, many of whom pointed out how antiquated the logic was.

One prominent responder was fellow Republican, Rep. Don Bacon, who chimed in, "

David Phinney simply asked, "

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Ron Filipkowski added, "

Alicia Smith chimed in, "

John Fugelsang noted, "