A Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffer has stirred a row after the party’s official X account insulted White House adviser Stephen Miller.
The controversy began when the Democrats’ official account replied to one of Miller’s posts with the words: “shut up you ugly f***.” Because the message came from the national party’s verified account, rather than a personal or campaign account, it went viral.
Soon after, Paulina Mangubat, a senior digital strategist at the DNC, appeared to reference the exchange from her own X account. She wrote: “Team just ratioed Stephen Miller, who is ugly, evil, cruel, and bald.”
30-year-old Mangubat currently serves as deputy chief mobilisation officer at DNC, according to her LinkedIn profile. She was previously the party’s digital content and creative director and has worked on rapid-response messaging and social media strategy for Democrats.