{"id":6204,"date":"2026-08-04T16:30:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=6204"},"modified":"2026-08-04T16:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:30:05","slug":"ohio-republican-max-miller-faces-growing-calls-to-resign-over-domestic-abuse-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=6204","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Republican Max Miller faces growing calls to resign over domestic abuse allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-14sl0e4\">\n<div class=\"dcr-17l77cs\">\n<figure id=\"d46c4c00-46ae-4f0e-a744-7c0d065abd0d\" class=\"dcr-191xnya\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t7hdmw\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Man in suit stands on stage holding papers\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/283ec8f007aaa67e8095412c5655ad426d41214f\/0_0_5532_3687\/master\/5532.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"309.9159436008677\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-up96pv\"><span class=\"dcr-kogzpx\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-18mnkpm\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1294qmb\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-4sl2vt\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1mfxiaj\"><span class=\"dcr-13i4yc9\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Representative Max Miller walks on stage before speaking at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition on 19 November 2022, in Las Vegas.<\/span> Photograph: John Locher\/AP<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-zwabc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"d46c4c00-46ae-4f0e-a744-7c0d065abd0d\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-1bitgpn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-1shbixy\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-qda0hp\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1e9iiy9\"><span class=\"dcr-13i4yc9\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Representative Max Miller walks on stage before speaking at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition on 19 November 2022, in Las Vegas.<\/span> Photograph: John Locher\/AP<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-ql9l8l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-6mja0y\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-l0wuod\">Ohio Republican Max Miller faces growing calls to resign over domestic abuse allegations<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1xpojbf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1gm5ptv\">\n<p>Bernie Moreno, Miller\u2019s ex-father-in-law, says congressman is unfit for office as Miller denies allegations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-x1al2c\">\n<div class=\"dcr-11gq2tx\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-1w2vkyc\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-ogvvui\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Max Miller, the Republican representative from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/ohio\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Ohio,<\/a> is facing a rising groundswell of resignation calls from his own party over domestic abuse allegations after his ex-father-in-law, Bernie Moreno, a GOP senator, said he was unfit to serve in Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">With a deadline looming for party leaders to choose a potential replacement, Miller, a former White House aide, also came under pressure from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Monday after the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/08\/04\/trump-max-miller-moreno-election-house\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reportedly<\/a> called and told him \u201cthings aren\u2019t looking good\u201d for his re-election campaign against Democrat opponent, Brian Poindexter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Pleas for Miller to step down intensified after Moreno \u2013 father of Miller\u2019s former wife, Emily Moreno \u2013 broke his silence on Sunday after months of refraining from comment on allegations concerning the alleged abuse of his daughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cIf there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them,\u201d Moreno, an ally of Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/berniemoreno\/status\/2083936589424582942?s=46\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">posted<\/a>. \u201cHe should not serve in the House of Representatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Moreno\u2019s comments came after Miller posted a livestream video defending himself against the abuse accusations and saying his former wife had \u201csignificant mental-health challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/03\/max-miller-senate-gop-quit-01023309\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">public statements<\/a> from Moreno\u2019s fellow Republican senators indicate that their sympathies are with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201c[Miller] should resign. He should quit,\u201d Roger Marshall, a senator from Kansas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/03\/max-miller-senate-gop-quit-01023309\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">told Politico.<\/a> \u201cI don\u2019t know Mr. Miller\u2019s story, but I trust Bernie [Moreno] so much as a good friend, and his family has such high values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">West Virginia senator Shelley Moore Capito said: \u201cI don\u2019t know [Miller]. I haven\u2019t read a whole lot about him, but if [Moreno] thinks he ought to resign, I\u2019m supportive of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Lisa Murkowski, a Republican senator from Alaska, said: \u201cThe accusations are very serious, and if there is truth to them, I am one who says that our elected officials need to be held to high standards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cAnd certainly, when it comes to allegations of domestic abuse, child abuse, that\u2019s not what we want in our lawmakers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Three other senators, Rick Scott of Florida, the West Virginian senator Jim Justice, and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, also gave public backing to Moreno against Miller.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cI don\u2019t know enough about the allegations, but like Bernie said, it sounds like he thinks he needs psychological help,\u201d said Scott, \u201cI trust Bernie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Miller \u2013 who married Emily Moreno at Trump\u2019s club in Bedminster, New Jersey in 2022 \u2013 has been accused of holding a gun to her head and scalding her with boiling water. Their toddler daughter, who was born in 2023 is also said to have suffered a broken collar bone due to his actions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Miller denies allegations of abuse and has filed a defamation case against his wife over the claims. The couple divorced in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/08\/04\/trump-max-miller-moreno-election-house\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Axios reported<\/a> that Trump called Miller on Monday amid concerns that the situation threatened Republican chances of holding the congressional seat in November\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/us-midterm-elections-2026\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">midterms<\/a>, when the party already faces an uphill challenge to keep its wafer-thin majority in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">But the president avoided taking sides when asked about the issue by reporters in the White House. \u201cI know Max, he\u2019s a good person. I mean, I always thought he was a very good person. And I\u2019m going to let the families figure that out,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/trump-warns-gop-rep-max-miller-of-tough-re-election-race-ebe31bf9\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Miller has resisted calls for him to withdraw from the race and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/trump-warns-gop-rep-max-miller-of-tough-re-election-race-ebe31bf9\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">told the Wall Street Journal<\/a> that Trump \u201cwas supportive of me over the phone\u201d on Monday\u2019s call.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cHe said he had a poll with no detail, and I pushed back with our poll that has us winning by 9 with our message out there,\u201d Miller told the newspaper. \u201cHe kept on reiterating it\u2019s going to be tough, and it\u2019s going to be a really hard one for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">If Miller were to remove his name from the ballot before the close of business on Tuesday, a special Republican primary would be held to replace him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">If he were to withdraw after that, the party would still need to replace him by 10 August, but would need to give two days notice beforehand to hold a meeting to choose a substitute candidate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-swayiu\"><span class=\"dcr-1xhbmzr\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-2c03t5\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-p7nd18\">\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/ohio\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">Ohio<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-politics\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">US politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-313bdz\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Ohio%20Republican%20Max%20Miller%20faces%20growing%20calls%20to%20resign%20over%20domestic%20abuse%20allegations&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/04\/max-miller-resign-domestic-abuse-allegations?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-ncybeu\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-19bkree\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Faug%2F04%2Fmax-miller-resign-domestic-abuse-allegations&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/aug\/04\/max-miller-resign-domestic-abuse-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-1c41onw\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1kq7f60\"><span class=\"dcr-1ryr20k\"><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representative Max Miller walks on stage before speaking at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":6206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6204"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6207,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6204\/revisions\/6207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}