Wow, for a ghoul who was potentially lurking around Salem, Massachusetts, in the late 17th century, you’d think Stephen Miller would be better at the whole witch hunt thing.

Over the weekend, the White House deputy chief of staff inadvertently fueled demands for transparency about President Donald Trump’s health while trying to fan the flames of a rumor about Democratic state Representative James Talarico.

Stephen Miller and President Donald Trump.

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In a nutshell, Talarico, who is running for a Senate seat in Texas, was recently absent from the campaign trail for nine days, citing the flu. On Sunday. MAGA influencer Nick Sortor, claimed this was “a BIG FAT LIE” and that Talarico had actually been treated for a mental health episode at a hospital in Ohio. Talarico’s Republican opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, also signed off on Sortor’s theory.

Talarico and the facility have since denied this claim — but not before Miller stuck his foot in his mouth Sunday.

“Talafreako needs to release the medical records (if they exist at all),” Miller tweeted on X Sunday.

Considering that Trump’s critics have long been concerned about the president’s cognitive and physical health — and the White House has been less-than forthcoming with the public over these matters — many X users couldn’t help but point out the irony in Miller’s demand.

Other critics saw the word “release” and wondered about even more pressing documents the White House has refused to make public.

And finally, many critics simply expressed their exasperation with Miller, with one user summing up many others’ sentiments by simply sharing an image text: