Topline
A section Ohio Republican group cancelled a rally pinch embattled Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, aft a tumultuous week successful which his ex-father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, led a drawstring of calls for his resignation complete allegations he abused his ex-wife.
Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, speaks earlier the presence of erstwhile President Donald Trump astatine a rally astatine the Dayton International Airport connected November 7, 2022 successful Vandalia, Ohio. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Key Facts
The Strongsville GOP said it was cancelling a rally pinch Miller and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Ohio, planned for Aug. 10 complete information concerns, penning successful an announcement that “the number and quality of the threats received person made the arena untenable.”
The group did not knock Miller, but blamed his governmental opponents for the threats.
The rally was successful support of President Donald Trump’s elector ID law, the SAVE America Act.
The cancellation comes aft a tumultuous week for Miller successful which his heated custody conflict pinch his ex-wife and Moreno’s daughter, Emily Moreno, became a awesome governmental story, prompting a House Ethics investigation and calls for his resignation from astatine slightest six Republican senators.
Miller has remained defiant, and told the Wall Street Journal connected Thursday he plans to indebtedness his run $1 cardinal to thief him triumph re-election.
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The rally was group for the aforesaid time arsenic the deadline for Miller to resign from the title truthful that section statement officials tin switch him connected the ballot. He is moving for re-election successful his Cleveland-area territory for a 3rd term.
Key Background
The contention surrounding Miller boiled complete connected Sunday erstwhile he posted a 20-minute video to his X relationship denying ever abusing his ex-wife aliases their 2-year-old girl and accused his ex-wife of making the allegations arsenic leverage successful their custody dispute. The video prompted Bernie Moreno to break his soundlessness connected the allegations, which were initially made nationalist successful news articles successful May, and aggregate Republican senators followed suit. Moreno called Miller a “danger” to his girl and granddaughter and said he needs “serious psychological help.” He besides told reporters this week that Miller withheld his granddaughter's beloved bluish bunny that she sleeps pinch for nary evident logic pursuing a custody speech connected Sunday. Miller denied that he refused to springiness the Morenos the girl’s bunny back, though Mother Jones published screenshots it obtained of conversations betwixt Miller’s and Emily Moreno’s lawyers and a custody coordinator that show he has a history of withholding the bunny making love backmost to astatine slightest March 2025. Miller is simply a erstwhile run staffer to President Donald Trump and worked successful his first administration. He and Emily Moreno joined astatine Trump’s Bedminster play nine successful 2022 and the mates divided successful 2025. Trump has defended Miller successful nationalist amid the allegations, but told him successful a telephone telephone earlier this week the ungraded mightiness person killed his re-election chances, Miller told CNN.
further reading
Max Miller Accuses Bernie Moreno Of ‘Lies’ About Daughter’s Stuffed Bunny (Forbes)
Max Miller Abuse Allegations Being Investigated By House Ethics Committee—After He Requests Probe (Forbes)
These 6 Republican Senators Urge Max Miller To Resign—As Ohio’s Husted Joins Ranks (Forbes)
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