Max Miller Accuses Bernie Moreno Of ‘Lies’ About Daughter’s Stuffed Bunny

Aug 06, 2026 08:54 PM - 1 hour ago 1

Topline

Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, denied Sen. Bernie Moreno’s, R-Ohio, allegations that he purposely withheld Moreno’s granddaughter’s beloved “little bluish bunny” successful a custody speech complete the weekend—as the familial conflict has go a salient governmental communicative and threatens to costs Republicans a spot successful Congress.

Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) leaves a House Republican Caucus gathering connected Capitol Hill connected November 19, 2024 successful Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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Key Facts

Miller tweeted astatine Moreno, his ex-father-in-law, connected Wednesday and said “please extremity the lies,” on pinch screenshots of messages coordinating the bunny’s transfer, claiming his “daughter sewage her bunny backmost successful 14 hours,” not 48 arsenic Moreno claimed.

Miller made the comments aft Moreno connected Tuesday told reporters astir the incident, which allegedly happened erstwhile he picked his 2-year-old granddaughter up from Miller astatine a suburban Cleveland constabulary station.

Miller “would not manus complete the small bluish bunny, virtually held it hostage for 48 hours, this woman is crying astatine night, because she can’t slumber without her small bluish bunny, and his reply is, ‘I’m conscionable not going to springiness it to you,’” Moreno said, telling reporters, “yesterday, he lets the small bluish bunny go. This is the level of full and complete depravity.”

Moreno said Miller doesn’t meet the “minimum basal standard” to service successful nationalist office, explaining that he participated successful the custody speech because he doesn’t want his girl to interact pinch Miller and it took spot astatine the constabulary station, because “I don’t cognize what this guy’s tin of.”

Moreno said retired against Miller connected Sunday for the first clip since his girl and Miller separated successful 2024 aft Miller published a video connection denying Emily Moreno’s maltreatment allegations against him, including that he whitethorn person surgery their daughter's collarbone, threw scalding h2o connected his ex-wife and held a weapon to her head.

Moreno connected Tuesday repeated his calls for Miller to resign, telling reporters, “my girl lives successful changeless fearfulness of this man” and that he “fails to meet that minimum basal standard” to clasp nationalist office.

Tangent

Moreno’s comments were among respective nationalist developments successful the conflict connected Tuesday. Earlier successful the day, Miller’s lawyer took blasted for an unclothed photograph of Miller and Emily Moreno’s girl published successful a trove of documents Miller made nationalist Sunday to support his claims of innocence. Bernie Moreno said Tuesday he believes the publication of the photograph amounts to a “felony” and that “every azygous personification that touched that photograph and transmitted it electronically should spell to jail.” The House Ethics Committee besides announced it is investigating allegations of forbidden supplier usage and home unit against Miller, hours aft Miller requested the probe successful an effort to clear his name.

Key Background

Multiple Republican senators person expressed concerns astir Miller and said they support Moreno’s judgement aft he called connected Miller to resign Sunday. President Donald Trump, who hired Miller to activity connected his run and successful his first administration, has publically supported Miller, calling him a “good person” connected Monday, though he stopped short of saying really Miller should proceed politically. Privately, Trump reportedly has told Miller he doesn’t judge he tin triumph successful November, Axios reported, citing unnamed sources acquainted pinch a telephone telephone betwixt Trump and Miller connected Monday. Miller is moving for a 3rd word to correspond Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, erstwhile considered solidly Republican but has leaned much toward Democrats successful the aftermath of Emily Moreno’s allegations, according to election forecasters. Miller and Emily Moreno joined successful 2022, divided past twelvemonth and the allegations of beingness maltreatment were first made nationalist successful a bid of news articles earlier this year. Miller has vehemently denied physically abusing his ex-wife and girl and sued Emily Moreno for defamation.