# 'Sociopath': GOP lawmakers urge one of their own to resign

https://mins.news/en/video/15581

- CNN, 2026-08-06 21:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAvTZ-Nh-mA

> Republican Senator Tim Sheehy called Representative Max Miller a “degenerate sociopath” in a social media post. The insult followed reports that Miller withheld his two-year-old daughter’s favorite stuffed animal during a contentious custody dispute. Some Republican senators are now calling for Miller to step down. The controversy has also raised questions about whether Miller’s reliably Republican seat could become vulnerable.

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