Stephen Miller reportedly helped launch anti-Islamic terrorism group in college

White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller, who some believe played a key role in the drafting of President Trump's immigration order, helped launch a controversial group while at Duke University, reports CNN.

According to an archived website for the group, it was called the Terrorism Awareness Project, or TAP, and intended to make "students aware of the Islamic jihad and the terrorist threat, and to mobilize support for the defense of America and the civilization of the West."

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It also says that TAP "promoted an 'Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week' on college campuses across the country and ran an advertisement titled 'What Americans Need to Know About Jihad' in a number of campus newspapers," notes the Chronicle, Duke's campus publication.

However, several outlets reportedly refused to run the controversial ad.

CNN reports that Miller had contributed writings to the group's effort, including one piece where he said, in part, "...our nation has failed to educate our youth about the holy war being waged against us and what needs to be done to defeat the Jihadists that are waging this war."

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He then added, "In this upside-down world, America is the villain and Jihadists the victims of our foreign policy. Instead of opening eyes, we are fastening blindfolds."

Miller has since faced backlash for some of the chaos that resulted from Trump's immigration order, but during a recent appearance on CBS News, Miller defended the move, saying, "I think anytime you do anything hugely successful that challenges a failed orthodoxy, you're going to see protests."

And it appears that he still has Trump's support, with the president tweeting on February 12, "Congratulations Stephen Miller- on representing me this morning on the various Sunday morning shows. Great job!"