Trump's deputy chief of staff twisted an argument over the government's freeze of critical programs — to the frustration of the CNN host.

When CNN anchor Jake Tapper and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller sparred on air Tuesday about President Donald Trump’s freeze on certain federal spending, the top official caught the cable host in an embarrassing attempt at a rhetorical trap.

CNN’s Jake Tapper and White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller clashed over President Trump’s immigration policies on Tuesday, as the Trump administration has ramped up efforts to stop migration at the border and deport people in the country illegally.