El-Sayed on Miller: ‘Most broken man’ to run ‘the most dysfunctional White House’

Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich.) on Sunday slammed Trump administration adviser Stephen Miller, who was recently promoted to White House chief of staff, calling him the “most broken man.”

In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” the outlet’s Jonathan Karl asked El-Sayed about “what message” Miller’s new role “sends to the country and to your ability to get something done with this White House.”

El-Sayed said that President Trump has expressed wanting to be conciliatory and working with Democrats to deliver on affordability.

“And then he decides to hire the most broken man to continue to run the most dysfunctional White House that we’ve seen, I don’t know what Stephen Miller has actually contributed to our culture, our society in any real way, except for to make us more angry, to stoke the worst kind of fear and vitriol, to weaponize [Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] in our streets, to take American lives,” he added.

On Friday, Trump announced that chief of staff Susie Wiles was leaving the White House and Miller, a longtime adviser to the president, would take her place.

Miller’s promotion followed Republicans experiencing widespread defeat in the recent midterms, with the House and Senate going to Democrats.

“I am pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Miller, the current Deputy Chief of Staff of the Trump Administration, and one of my most trusted advisors, will become the Chief of Staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“Susie Wiles, who has done an outstanding job, will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation,” he continued. “I want to thank her for her service as Chief of Staff — She has done a great job!”

The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.