美国参议员伯尼·莫雷诺公开表示，其前女婿、众议院议员麦克斯·米勒不应继续在众议院任职[1]。莫雷诺在声明中指出，"如果担任公职需要基本的品格标准，麦克斯·米勒达不到这一要求，他不应该在众议院任职"[1]。莫雷诺进一步敦促米勒寻求心理帮助，称米勒"对我女儿构成威胁，每当他拥有我孙女的监护权时，我都战战兢兢"[1]。
米勒与莫雷诺的女儿艾米丽于2022年结婚，去年完成离婚[1]。离婚期间，他们两岁女儿的锁骨骨折引发当局介入调查[1]。米勒在X平台的直播视频中为自己辩护，否认对前妻施加家庭暴力，并宣称"我不会退出这场竞选，我会在11月赢得胜利"[1]。米勒曾是特朗普第一任期的白宫顾问，获得特朗普的背书支持[1]。众议院选举截止日期为周三，民主党提名工会钢铁工人布赖恩·波因德克斯特为候选人[1]。
U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno publicly stated that his former son-in-law, House member Max Miller, is unfit for elected office and should step down. [1] In a statement, Moreno wrote: "If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them. He should not serve in the House of Representatives." [1] Moreno further asserted that Miller "needs serious psychological help" and claimed he is "a danger to my daughter," adding that he worries about Miller's custody of his granddaughter. [1]
Miller defended himself in a livestream video on X, denying allegations of domestic violence against his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, whom he married in 2022 and divorced the following year. [1] "I'm not dropping out of this race and I'll win in November," Miller declared in the video. [1] The controversy intensified after the couple's two-year-old daughter suffered a broken collarbone, prompting authorities to investigate. [1] Democrats have called for Miller's resignation and an ethics investigation into his conduct. [1] Miller, who previously served as a White House adviser during Donald Trump's first term and has Trump's endorsement, faces the House election deadline on Wednesday, with Democratic union steelworker Brian Poindexter as his opponent. [1]