Joe Miller
@joemillerjr.ft.com
Correspondent for the Financial Times.
In Washington DC, with eyes on the 🌎.
Previously in NY, various cities in Germany, New Delhi and London. Ex BBC.
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In Washington DC, with eyes on the 🌎.
Previously in NY, various cities in Germany, New Delhi and London. Ex BBC.
Signal @joemillerjr.48
A story by the great @pickardje.bsky.social and yours truly from 2023 has become the fulcrum of a crisis that might end with the ousting of a British prime minister...
www.ft.com/content/0723...
www.ft.com/content/0723...
Mandelson: here's where we're at so far...
The government knew Mandelson had ties to Epstein - as was reported in the FT in 2023. This was raised in the initial vetting report when he was a candidate for ambassador (the full vetting process dind't happen til after he'd been announced)
The government knew Mandelson had ties to Epstein - as was reported in the FT in 2023. This was raised in the initial vetting report when he was a candidate for ambassador (the full vetting process dind't happen til after he'd been announced)
February 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
A story by the great @pickardje.bsky.social and yours truly from 2023 has become the fulcrum of a crisis that might end with the ousting of a British prime minister...
www.ft.com/content/0723...
www.ft.com/content/0723...
“Their policy was to kneecap the states and let Big Tech write the rules.”
RDS indirectly blasts Trump's team, including David Sacks, for seeking to give the AI industry everything it wants.
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RDS indirectly blasts Trump's team, including David Sacks, for seeking to give the AI industry everything it wants.
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Ron DeSantis lashes out at ‘harmful’ AI in break with Trump’s White House
[FREE TO READ] Florida’s Republican governor criticises attempts by administration to ‘kneecap states and let Big Tech write the rules’
as.ft.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:21 PM
“Their policy was to kneecap the states and let Big Tech write the rules.”
RDS indirectly blasts Trump's team, including David Sacks, for seeking to give the AI industry everything it wants.
as.ft.com/r/9d5096fe-7...
RDS indirectly blasts Trump's team, including David Sacks, for seeking to give the AI industry everything it wants.
as.ft.com/r/9d5096fe-7...
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Trump and his allies raised a record $429mn in donations last year, as tech billionaires and companies lobbying for policy changes helped build a war chest ahead of the midterm elections. rpt by @joemillerjr.ft.com Ian Hodgson and Paul Caruana Galizia www.ft.com/content/5038...
February 3, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Trump and his allies raised a record $429mn in donations last year, as tech billionaires and companies lobbying for policy changes helped build a war chest ahead of the midterm elections. rpt by @joemillerjr.ft.com Ian Hodgson and Paul Caruana Galizia www.ft.com/content/5038...
Trump has “a lot of money to potentially spend on a handful of competitive Senate and House races... or to make himself politically relevant after he leaves the White House."
Tech billionaires fuel Donald Trump’s $429mn haul ahead of midterm elections
[FREE TO READ] Executives seeking regulatory relief help make lame-duck president a potent political force with record fundraising
as.ft.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Trump has “a lot of money to potentially spend on a handful of competitive Senate and House races... or to make himself politically relevant after he leaves the White House."
Elon Musk continued to donate to the GOP, giving a further $5mn to the Senate Leadership Fund PAC in mid December, per filings.
Definitely back in the Trump tent.
Definitely back in the Trump tent.
January 31, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Elon Musk continued to donate to the GOP, giving a further $5mn to the Senate Leadership Fund PAC in mid December, per filings.
Definitely back in the Trump tent.
Definitely back in the Trump tent.
Dozens of agents spent years bringing Juan Orlando Hernández to justice for flooding US cities with cocaine, only for Trump to pardon him with a social media post.
They, and other US law enforcement officials, are fuming.
More from @kayewiggins.ft.com, Stefania Palma and I.
They, and other US law enforcement officials, are fuming.
More from @kayewiggins.ft.com, Stefania Palma and I.
‘Why are we letting this guy go?’ Donald Trump’s pardons upend US justice system
[FREE TO READ] Releases of drug traffickers and fraudsters puzzle allies and send shockwaves through legal circles
as.ft.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Dozens of agents spent years bringing Juan Orlando Hernández to justice for flooding US cities with cocaine, only for Trump to pardon him with a social media post.
They, and other US law enforcement officials, are fuming.
More from @kayewiggins.ft.com, Stefania Palma and I.
They, and other US law enforcement officials, are fuming.
More from @kayewiggins.ft.com, Stefania Palma and I.
All these people just willingly revealing they use Spotify.
December 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
All these people just willingly revealing they use Spotify.
What fresh hell? Why are viewers of UK coverage having to put up with Aussie scoring?!
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
What fresh hell? Why are viewers of UK coverage having to put up with Aussie scoring?!
The AI lobby lost 99-1 in the Senate this summer.
Now it is back with a $100mn war chest and a new campaign for a ban on state-level regulation, which is already enraging Maga populists.
Me in today's FT: on.ft.com/4prXzFH
Now it is back with a $100mn war chest and a new campaign for a ban on state-level regulation, which is already enraging Maga populists.
Me in today's FT: on.ft.com/4prXzFH
Donald Trump’s support for pro-AI proposal fuels Maga backlash
[FREE TO READ] US president endorses move to restrict regulation by states after lobbying from Silicon Valley
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The AI lobby lost 99-1 in the Senate this summer.
Now it is back with a $100mn war chest and a new campaign for a ban on state-level regulation, which is already enraging Maga populists.
Me in today's FT: on.ft.com/4prXzFH
Now it is back with a $100mn war chest and a new campaign for a ban on state-level regulation, which is already enraging Maga populists.
Me in today's FT: on.ft.com/4prXzFH
“We have to understand that in 2025, that evil person . . . has an audience of several million people,” says Heritage Foundation boss Kevin Roberts of the Holocaust-denying Nick Fuentes.
My piece on the mutiny within Maga
on.ft.com/3WNZo3p
My piece on the mutiny within Maga
on.ft.com/3WNZo3p
Trump’s Maga coalition fractures over far-right interview
[FREE TO READ] Heritage Foundation in turmoil after head defends airing of exchange with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes
on.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“We have to understand that in 2025, that evil person . . . has an audience of several million people,” says Heritage Foundation boss Kevin Roberts of the Holocaust-denying Nick Fuentes.
My piece on the mutiny within Maga
on.ft.com/3WNZo3p
My piece on the mutiny within Maga
on.ft.com/3WNZo3p
NEW: A little-known drone company backed by Donald Trump Jr has won its largest-ever contract from the Pentagon.
on.ft.com/49iybgw
on.ft.com/49iybgw
Trump Jr-linked drone company wins Pentagon contract
[FREE TO READ] Unusual Machines secures deal as US military accelerates domestic production of unmanned aircraft
on.ft.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
NEW: A little-known drone company backed by Donald Trump Jr has won its largest-ever contract from the Pentagon.
on.ft.com/49iybgw
on.ft.com/49iybgw
Here is what Elon Musk’s Grok tells users about our investigation.
I’ll leave it to others to decide if this is an accurate summation.
I’ll leave it to others to decide if this is an accurate summation.
October 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Here is what Elon Musk’s Grok tells users about our investigation.
I’ll leave it to others to decide if this is an accurate summation.
I’ll leave it to others to decide if this is an accurate summation.
Spent the last few weeks working on these two Trump investigations, alongside a crack FT team.
First one on the $1bn crypto haul
First one on the $1bn crypto haul
How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto
[FREE TO READ] The president and his family have built a rapidly growing digital assets empire which has been fuelled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies
on.ft.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Spent the last few weeks working on these two Trump investigations, alongside a crack FT team.
First one on the $1bn crypto haul
First one on the $1bn crypto haul
Reposted by Joe Miller
How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto on.ft.com/4olkLoi
October 16, 2025 at 6:28 AM
How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto on.ft.com/4olkLoi
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Maga vs AI: Trump’s Big Tech courtship risks a backlash on.ft.com/4niyITy
Maga vs AI: Donald Trump’s Big Tech courtship risks a backlash
Silicon Valley’s sway in the White House is alarming populists in the president’s base
on.ft.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Maga vs AI: Trump’s Big Tech courtship risks a backlash on.ft.com/4niyITy
In a uniquely bad-tempered US Open, Tommy Paul has stood out for his grace and sportsmanship. I’m a fan.
August 31, 2025 at 5:35 AM
In a uniquely bad-tempered US Open, Tommy Paul has stood out for his grace and sportsmanship. I’m a fan.
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Sad to witness the decline of FT's Bracken House HQ, where the cricket is not being broadcast on one of the main screens.
July 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Sad to witness the decline of FT's Bracken House HQ, where the cricket is not being broadcast on one of the main screens.
NEW: Financier Don Wilson invested $100mn in the Trump family’s flagship bitcoin project just nine weeks after a probe into his crypto business was dropped by the administration.
With @antoinegara.bsky.social and Harriet Agnew.
on.ft.com/3HCKlVT
With @antoinegara.bsky.social and Harriet Agnew.
on.ft.com/3HCKlVT
US tycoon pours $100mn into Trump crypto project after SEC reprieve
[FREE TO READ] Chicago trader Don Wilson backs Trump family’s bitcoin venture after administration drops lawsuit
on.ft.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
NEW: Financier Don Wilson invested $100mn in the Trump family’s flagship bitcoin project just nine weeks after a probe into his crypto business was dropped by the administration.
With @antoinegara.bsky.social and Harriet Agnew.
on.ft.com/3HCKlVT
With @antoinegara.bsky.social and Harriet Agnew.
on.ft.com/3HCKlVT
The deployment of the National Guard was “clearly done as an authoritarian show of strength”, says @ryanenos.bsky.social
“There is no policy reason [why the admin] should be targeting places in LA as opposed to places in red states.”
on.ft.com/4kyK7hf
“There is no policy reason [why the admin] should be targeting places in LA as opposed to places in red states.”
on.ft.com/4kyK7hf
Donald Trump tests limits of presidential authority by sending troops into Los Angeles
[FREE TO READ] Critics warn administration is increasingly ruling in defiance of US Constitution and political norms
on.ft.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The deployment of the National Guard was “clearly done as an authoritarian show of strength”, says @ryanenos.bsky.social
“There is no policy reason [why the admin] should be targeting places in LA as opposed to places in red states.”
on.ft.com/4kyK7hf
“There is no policy reason [why the admin] should be targeting places in LA as opposed to places in red states.”
on.ft.com/4kyK7hf
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Are Donald Trump and Elon Musk now enemies?
@edwardluce.bsky.social on yesterday's contretemps, with a reply from the FT's broligarch correspondent, @joemillerjr.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/17a4...
@edwardluce.bsky.social on yesterday's contretemps, with a reply from the FT's broligarch correspondent, @joemillerjr.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/17a4...
Are Donald Trump and Elon Musk now enemies?
The real cause of their falling out has little to do with the US fiscal deficit
www.ft.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Are Donald Trump and Elon Musk now enemies?
@edwardluce.bsky.social on yesterday's contretemps, with a reply from the FT's broligarch correspondent, @joemillerjr.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/17a4...
@edwardluce.bsky.social on yesterday's contretemps, with a reply from the FT's broligarch correspondent, @joemillerjr.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/17a4...
I swear I’m not making this up, @robarmstrong.bsky.social, but my Lyft driver in DC just now brought up the TACO trade, unprompted.
Now THAT’S cut through.
Now THAT’S cut through.
May 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I swear I’m not making this up, @robarmstrong.bsky.social, but my Lyft driver in DC just now brought up the TACO trade, unprompted.
Now THAT’S cut through.
Now THAT’S cut through.
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TMTG confirms our reporting less than a day after calling the FT "dumb."
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May 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
TMTG confirms our reporting less than a day after calling the FT "dumb."
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