{"id":2640202,"date":"2026-08-04T10:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-told-max-miller-winning-after-abuse-allegations-would-be-tough\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:18:05","slug":"trump-told-max-miller-winning-after-abuse-allegations-would-be-tough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-told-max-miller-winning-after-abuse-allegations-would-be-tough\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump told Max Miller winning after abuse allegations would be &#8216;tough&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-told-max-miller-winning-after-abuse-allegations-would-be-tough%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2640202&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump privately warned Rep. Max Miller that his re-election campaign would be challenging, emphasizing the race&#8217;s difficulty during a phone call.Miller, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nominee-skates-through-confirmation-hearing-without-facing-questions-about-her-handling-of-steele-dossier\/\" title=\"Biden Nominee Skates Through Confirmation Hearing Without Facing Questions About Her Handling Of Steele Dossier\">trump campaign aide<\/a>, reported that Trump cited an unnamed poll suggesting he was leading by nine points, but Trump reiterated that the contest would be tough.Miller also requested Trump\u2019s public support for his campaign; Trump expressed support but avoided making a firm commitment when asked in the oval Office. <\/p>\n<p>Miller is facing domestic abuse allegations from his ex-wife, Emily moreno, which he denies, claiming the accusations are not credible and citing her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-perfect-storm-father-blames-covid-19-isolation-for-12-year-old-sons-suicide\/\" title=\"\u2018A Perfect Storm...: Father Blames COVID-19 Isolation For 12-Year-Old Son...s Suicide\">mental health challenges<\/a>. Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno has called for Miller to resign, criticizing his mental health publicly. Miller refuses to step down or end his campaign before the deadline to withdraw,maintaining his innocence and pursuing legal action against Moreno and her attorney. Trump dismissed the abuse claims as \u201caccusations\u201d and stated that he considers the allegations as \u201crumors.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump <\/a>privately warned Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) that his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">reelection<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"801\">campaign<\/a> faces an uphill battle during a phone call on Monday, according to the congressman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump told Miller, a former Trump campaign aide and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"125\">White House<\/a> staffer, that he believed the race would be difficult.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4673749\/james-talarico-ken-paxton-texas-senate-race-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>James Talarico has the edge over Ken Paxton in Texas Senate race: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4673563\/whats-at-stake-michigan-senate-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>What\u2019s at stake in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4673621\/midterm-countdown-august-2026\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Midterm Countdown: Republicans get a glimmer of hope<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\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 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/trump-warns-gop-rep-max-miller-of-tough-re-election-race-ebe31bf9\">told<\/a> the<em> Wall Street Journal<\/em>. \u201cHe kept on reiterating, \u2018It\u2019s going to be tough, and it\u2019s going to be a really hard one for you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller also asked Trump to publicly reaffirm his support for the congressman\u2019s campaign. Asked whether he sought the president\u2019s backing, Miller said he remains in the race and that Trump \u201cwas supportive of me over the phone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump sidestepped commenting on the controversy when pressed by supporters in the Oval Office on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know Max,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHe\u2019s a good person. I mean, I always thought he was a very good person. I\u2019m going to let the families figure that out.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the domestic abuse claims remain \u201caccusations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller, who had already received Trump\u2019s endorsement for his reelection campaign in Ohio\u2019s 7th Congressional District, is facing domestic abuse allegations from his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-moreno\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11273\">Bernie Moreno <\/a>(R-OH). The Ohio senator has spoken up, urging Miller to resign from the House this weekend and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4672171\/bernie-moreno-max-miller-psychological-help-resign\/\">saying<\/a> he needs \u201cserious psychological help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller has denied the allegations and said he has no plans to resign from Congress or end his reelection campaign. Under Ohio election law, he has until Monday to withdraw from the race before Republicans lose the opportunity to nominate a replacement for the November ballot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4672133\/max-miller-emily-moreno-abuse-allegations-mental\/\">MAX MILLER CITES EX-WIFE EMILY MORENO\u2019S \u2018MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES\u2019 IN DENYING ABUSE ALLEGATIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a video statement released Sunday, Miller again denied abusing either his ex-wife or their 2-year-old daughter, arguing the allegations are not credible and pointing to his former spouse\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/science-white-libs-more-likely-to-have-mental-health-problems\/\" title=\"SCIENCE: White Libs More Likely To Have Mental Health Problems\">diagnosed mental health condition<\/a>. The couple finalized their divorce in December 2025 after Miller filed for divorce in August 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller has also filed a defamation lawsuit against Emily Moreno and her attorney over the abuse allegations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump privately warned Max Miller his reelection race will be tough<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2640203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26212616416838.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42536,57583,5894,3634,5554],"class_list":["post-2640202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abuse-allegations","tag-max-miller","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-winner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26212616416838.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2640202"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2640206,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640202\/revisions\/2640206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2640203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2640202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2640202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2640202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}