NO HOMETOWN HERO

Accused Wife-Beating MAGA Rep Humiliated by Hometown Allies

The embattled congressman is losing leverage in his home state.

Max Miller is far from hometown hero status.

An influential GOP organization in his home state of Ohio abruptly canceled a rally for the embattled, Trump-endorsed congressman following multiple domestic violence allegations against him.

Strongsville GOP, a political organization, canceled its “Save America Act Rally,” a Monday event aimed at promoting Donald Trump’s SAVE Act that featured Miller and MAGA Rep. Anna Paulina Luna.

Shannon Burns, chairman of Strongsville GOP, claimed the rally was canceled due to “the number and nature of the threats received” in a statement on the organization’s website. However, Brunswick Police Chief Robert Safran told WXVU that local police were not made aware of any threats regarding the event.

A spokesperson for Miller did not clarify whether any credible threats were received.

Miller, 43, has defiantly refused to drop out of his congressional race amid mounting pressure from Republicans to step down, including from fellow Ohio Republicans.

Miller’s ex-father-in-law, Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, had been tight-lipped about Miller’s dispute with his daughter, Emily Moreno, until last week, when he called on him to “seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake.”

“I believe he should not be free to continue endangering others until he does,” Moreno wrote in an emotional statement on X. When questioned about Miller, Ohio Sen. John Husted, also a Republican, told news outlets that “any member of Congress who’s involved in domestic abuse should resign.” He later wrote on X that he believes “Max would be making the right decision to step aside as a candidate and resign from Congress to focus on what is in the best interest of his daughter.”

The official deadline for Miller, a former White House staffer during Trump’s first term, to drop out and allow the Ohio Republican Party to name a new candidate on the November ballot is Monday, which Miller has said he intends to let pass. Republicans have expressed fear that his district, long seen as a reliable red area, is now at risk of being flipped by his Democratic opponent, Brian Poindexter.

On Friday, a new poll from a Democratic Brook Park City Council member showed Miller trailing Poindexter by 14 points, The Hill reported.

Miller and Moreno’s daughter, GOP political operative Emily Moreno, have been engaged in a bitter custody battle over their 2-year-old daughter. Their legal dispute has publicized Moreno’s allegations that the two-term congressman has poured hot water on her, beaten her, pointed a gun at her, and broken the collarbone of their toddler. He has repeatedly denied the allegations and has sued Emily Moreno for defamation.

Last week, the House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into Miller after he wrote on X that he is filing an ethics complaint against himself in an effort to exonerate himself.

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“This isn’t about defending myself. I’m speaking up as a father, trying to protect our daughter. For months, my family and I have watched how people have been relentlessly attacked,” Miller has said.

Miller’s dispute with his ex-wife isn’t the first time domestic abuse allegations have been leveled at him. During Miller’s stint in the Trump administration, he had a romantic relationship with former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who accused him of pushing her and slapping her across the face when she confronted him about cheating. He vehemently denied the allegations and later sued her for defamation over a book she published.

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