‘He should resign’: unease in Republican Max Miller’s Ohio district amid domestic abuse allegations

Republican Congressman Max Miller is facing calls to resign following serious domestic abuse allegations made by his ex-wife. Voters in his district are expressing significant concern regarding his fitness for office.
Why it matters
The allegations and subsequent political fallout impact the Republican party's standing in a key district ahead of elections.
Congressman Max Miller walks out of a meeting on Capitol Hill on 11 October 2023 in Washington DC. Congressman Max Miller walks out of a meeting on Capitol Hill on 11 October 2023 in Washington DC. Ohio ‘He should resign’: unease in Republican Max Miller’s Ohio district amid domestic abuse allegations Voters in the red district are concerned with congressman’s alleged behavior and political future ahead of the midterms
Prefer the Guardian on Google David Griffith was a registered Republican for years.
But on Sunday evening, he watched the Ohio congressman Max Miller stumble through an 18-minute statement in which the lawmaker attempted to defend himself against allegations of domestic abuse against his ex-wife and infant child.
What Griffith saw and heard, he said, was a person that bore no resemblance to the Republican party he once supported.
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