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.
Signal @joemillerjr.48
In Washington DC, with eyes on the 🌎.
Previously in NY, various cities in Germany, New Delhi and London. Ex BBC.
Signal @joemillerjr.48
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
Reposted by Joe Miller
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
Reposted by Joe Miller
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.
Reposted by Joe Miller
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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ir.tmtgcorp.com/news-events/...
Some quotes are too good to cut
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on.ft.com/4jkssZ0
May 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Some quotes are too good to cut
on.ft.com/4jkssZ0
on.ft.com/4jkssZ0
I started reading this thinking it was about users who *asked* about race and South Africa getting bogus responses. But no, Grok is - ASTONISHINGLY - providing responses on the topic to users who have asked entirely unrelated questions. WILD.
By @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social and Cristina Criddle
By @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social and Cristina Criddle
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot shared ‘white genocide’ tropes on X
Grok answered users’ queries on completely unrelated matters with responses about South African race relations
www.ft.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I started reading this thinking it was about users who *asked* about race and South Africa getting bogus responses. But no, Grok is - ASTONISHINGLY - providing responses on the topic to users who have asked entirely unrelated questions. WILD.
By @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social and Cristina Criddle
By @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social and Cristina Criddle
Reposted by Joe Miller
by @joemillerjr.ft.com and me: what has Doge actually done?
May 14, 2025 at 6:19 AM
by @joemillerjr.ft.com and me: what has Doge actually done?
Reposted by Joe Miller
What has Elon Musk’s Doge actually achieved? @joemillerjr.ft.com and @chriscook.news dissect the record here. Dominik Lett, an analyst at the free-market Cato Institute, argues: “Doge should not be seen as a very successful deficit reduction effort.” www.ft.com/content/0854...
What has Elon Musk’s Doge actually achieved?
Six months after the so-called Department of Government Efficiency was unveiled, it has yet to find a fraction of the hoped for savings
www.ft.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:08 AM
What has Elon Musk’s Doge actually achieved? @joemillerjr.ft.com and @chriscook.news dissect the record here. Dominik Lett, an analyst at the free-market Cato Institute, argues: “Doge should not be seen as a very successful deficit reduction effort.” www.ft.com/content/0854...
Reposted by Joe Miller
on.ft.com/3GMTDhw India and Pakistan: a conflict in the hands of two religious strongmen. Modi and Munir are the topic of today’s @FT Big Read
India and Pakistan: a conflict in the hands of two religious strongmen
[FREE TO READ] Indian leader Narendra Modi and Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir both believe they are fighting a just war against a sworn enemy
on.ft.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
on.ft.com/3GMTDhw India and Pakistan: a conflict in the hands of two religious strongmen. Modi and Munir are the topic of today’s @FT Big Read
One of the best arguments for free trade is that tariffs are actually very hard (and expensive) to enforce.
Case in point: Chinese manufacturers are already fraudulently undervaluing cargo sent to US; CBP is struggling to keep up.
More in today's @financialtimes.com
on.ft.com/4iMqpwN
Case in point: Chinese manufacturers are already fraudulently undervaluing cargo sent to US; CBP is struggling to keep up.
More in today's @financialtimes.com
on.ft.com/4iMqpwN
Chinese exporters undervalue cargo to skirt Trump tariffs
[FREE TO READ] Suppliers to small US businesses claim to reduce costs of duties in fraud that is difficult to police
on.ft.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
One of the best arguments for free trade is that tariffs are actually very hard (and expensive) to enforce.
Case in point: Chinese manufacturers are already fraudulently undervaluing cargo sent to US; CBP is struggling to keep up.
More in today's @financialtimes.com
on.ft.com/4iMqpwN
Case in point: Chinese manufacturers are already fraudulently undervaluing cargo sent to US; CBP is struggling to keep up.
More in today's @financialtimes.com
on.ft.com/4iMqpwN