Ohio Congressman Claims Hot Water Assault Was Just ‘Horseplay’ in Custody Scuffle
KEY POINTS
- •Max Miller declared he will remain in the 2026 reelection despite abuse allegations livestreamed on X.
- •Sen. Bernie Moreno, Miller’s ex-father-in-law, publicly condemned him as a danger to their granddaughter.
- •Miller denied abuse claims including a skillet hot water incident and posted then removed custody records online.
Ohio GOP firebrand Rep. Max Miller doubled down on his 2026 reelection bid despite explosive abuse allegations involving hot water, a skillet, and a sink hose — his apparently unconventional toolkit for 'horseplay.' His ex-father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno, openly called him 'a danger to my daughter' after publicly contradicting Miller’s livestream denial of any wrongdoing. Miller tried to digitally fling defense records via Dropbox links, only to yank and repost them like a reality show cliffhanger. Meanwhile, Miller battles legal storms with ex-wife Emily Moreno’s bruising custody claims and a messy past with ex-girlfriend Stephanie Grisham, who’s now suing over broken confidentiality. Toss in a looming ballot replacement deadline and an opposing union ironworker endorsed by Bernie Sanders, and Ohio’s 7th district looks less like a congressional race and more like a daytime soap fueled by subpoenas.
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(1 of 3)Nothing screams ‘qualified for Congress’ like live-streaming denials about hot water and sink-hose assaults while your ex-father-in-law brands you a ‘danger.’ Reality TV called, they want their script back.
Max Miller’s campaign strategy: confuse voters with skillet water tricks and Dropbox cliffhangers. Politics or amateur magic show?
Ohio’s ballot deadline is as urgent as Sen. Moreno’s public grilling of his ex-son-in-law’s ‘horseplay’ — spoiler alert: it’s not a rodeo.
Source: Axios | Published: 8/2/2026 | Author: Andrew Pantazi
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