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It probably means refusing to answer questions or provide documents you're not legally required to. Or refusing a search of your vehicle without probable cause.
The police aren't going to wait for an argumentative civilian to slip up and give them a legal reason to arrest them. They're just going to arrest them because they feel like it. Random people don't necessarily know the law, but police also don't know the law. They're not even required to know if the thing they're pulling you over for is even illegal.
https://www.vox.com/2015/8/4/9095213/police-stops-heien-v-north-carolina
In your mind, does that include your name and birthday?
In your mind, does that include providing your ID (let's just say on a traffic stop)?
Do you mean refusing verbally while not preventing them, or do you mean physically refusing to cooperate with it (not getting out of the car so they can search for example)?
Just want to check up how you did in law school. If you pass, then yes, I think it's a good idea for you to stand up for your rights. If you don't know the answers to these questions, then "standing up for your rights" can get you in a whole shitload of trouble you didn't need to be in.
You are required to provide your license and registration if pulled over for a traffic stop. For a non-traffic stop, the police need an actual crime they suspect to require anything from you. For a border checkpoint you're not required to provide proof of citizenship if you're a citizen. Other than those requirements, you're not required to answer police questions. They're not your friends.
Police cannot search your vehicle without either a warrant or probable cause that the vehicle contains evidence of a crime (or voluntary consent that you shouldn't ever give). You must follow lawful orders (vague term so risky to challenge), so if they tell you to get out, you probably should, but getting out of your vehicle when instructed does not in any way then allow them to search your car outside of the above reasons. Just being pulled over for a moving violation doesn't mean they can then go fishing for something more serious.
All that said, if the cops don't know the law, you can assert your rights all you want and they'll still search your vehicle and/or arrest you for nothing. Your only recourse is waiting for someone who does know the law to release you, and if they performed an illegal search to get the results thrown out. It's easier for most people not to assert their fourth amendment rights. Even if you're innocent you can still be screwed by the arrest so people take the path of least resistance.
I have never known refusing to give consent for a vehicle search to stop the police from searching that vehicle. You still should never give it, but it just can help you in court and getting released before trial by the prosecutor. You can still get arrested, get your car towed and charged exorbitant fees every day to sit in an empty lot surrounded by razor wire. The police have way too much power.
And they want more. I guarantee you that they were loving every word that was coming out of Stephen Miller's mouth, especially the part about being unleashed. That's music to a cop's ears.