Congressman Max Miller is accused of breaking his two-year-old's collarbone and threatening his wife with violence.
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Inside Trump's HeadSep 6, 2026
The claim that Rep. Max Miller is accused of breaking his two-year-old's collarbone and threatening his wife with violence is supported by multiple tier-1 sources reporting Emily Moreno's allegations.
What was said
… But he insisted on Wednesday that he'd never worn a wig. It was not a wig. And as proof, he offered a speech he gave, in fact, in support of Bernie Marino, the father-in-law of Max Miller, the congressman who is being accused of breaking his two-year-old's collarbone and, uh, threatening his wife with violence, and determinedly still standing for Congress. It all, it all comes together. In, but Trump said, no, no, it's, it's, you know, it's not a wig, and, you know, that was a very, very stormy, windy night, and my hair didn't blow off, while his hair didn't blow …
The Daily Beast Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP reports that Miller's former wife, Emily Moreno, alleged he threw boiling water at her and held a gun to her head, and that the investigation concerned their 2-year-old daughter's broken collarbone.[1]
Supports. BBC reports that Emily Moreno accused Miller of throwing her against a wall, holding a gun to her head, and fracturing their two-year-old daughter's collarbone, according to court documents and police reports.[3]
Supports. Reuters reports that Miller has been accused of scalding his ex-wife with boiling water and of physically abusing their daughter to the point of breaking her collarbone.[2]
Context. Miller denies the abuse allegations and calls them rumor without evidence; no criminal charges were filed in relation to the collarbone injury.[3][4][5]
Context. Cuyahoga County's Division of Children and Family Services concluded there was no sufficient evidence to support a finding of child abuse or neglect.[6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 3 not rated
- 1Ironworker challenges Rep. Max Miller as the Ohio congressman fights to hold seat amid abuse claimsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2US munitions, Max Miller, Ceuta and Infantino's futurereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Max Miller: US congressman refuses to drop re-election bid over ex ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 4U.S. Rep. Max Miller denies abuse allegations, ignores ...wvxu.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 5What to know about the recent abuse allegations impacting GOP Rep. Max Miller's reelection raceedition.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Abuse allegations could flip Ohio district bluethepostathens.com · not rated · cited for: context
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