发布于 2026年8月6日，美国东部时间下午6:01 / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：安妮·格雷尔、埃利斯·金、劳伦·福克斯
更新于 2026年8月6日，美国东部时间下午6:04
2022年11月19日周六，在拉斯维加斯举行的共和党犹太联盟年度领导层会议上，俄亥俄州共和党众议员马克斯·米勒在发表演讲前走上舞台。
陷入争议的共和党众议员马克斯·米勒正面临参议院共和党人日益高涨的要求其辞职或退出连任竞选的呼声，但迄今为止他仍誓言要继续参选，同时否认其前妻提出的虐待指控。
俄亥俄州共和党参议员乔恩·赫斯特在周四表示，米勒应该退出竞选并离开国会。此前他曾就此事回避提问数日。
“我认为马克斯做出退选并辞去国会职务的决定是正确的，以便专注于对他女儿最有利的事情。多年后，我相信他回头看时会明白，这对她来说是正确的选择，”赫斯特在X平台上发帖称。
当被问及为何时隔多日才呼吁米勒辞职时，赫斯特表示：“这不言自明。”
与此同时，米勒否认有任何不当行为，并誓言将继续参加连任竞选。
“我会继续努力。我会赢得这场竞选，”本周早些时候米勒在接受美国有线电视新闻网记者杰克·塔珀的《头条新闻》节目采访时说道。
据一位知情人士透露，尽管米勒公开表态坚决不会放弃连任竞选，但共和党官员仍在加紧推动他退出竞选，他们认为米勒现在可能会危及共和党在该选区的选情。
俄亥俄州第7国会选区是稳固的共和党票仓，2024年特朗普在该选区的得票率领先民主党11个百分点。
这位知情人士告诉美国有线电视新闻网，到目前为止，这些努力尚未取得成功，但预计要求米勒退出的一系列声明还会继续增加。
上周末，米勒的前岳父、俄亥俄州共和党参议员伯尼·莫雷诺表示，米勒“不应在国会任职”，称他“对我女儿构成威胁”。
“他不应在众议院任职，”莫雷诺在X平台上说道。
阿拉巴马州共和党参议员凯蒂·布里特支持莫雷诺，当被问及参议员们是否应呼吁米勒下台时，她告诉美国有线电视新闻网：“我们应该站在伯尼一边。”
“我为他的孙女和女儿感到心碎。她们的安全是最重要的，我们应该站在伯尼一边，”她告诉美国有线电视新闻网。
本周早些时候在接受记者采访时，莫雷诺暗示米勒曾扣留女儿——也就是他的孙女——的一只蓝色毛绒兔子，称有一次“马克斯不肯交出那只蓝色小兔子， literally将其扣押了48小时”。
“这个女孩晚上哭着睡不着，因为她没有那只蓝色小兔子就无法入睡，”他说道。
在周二接受塔珀的采访时，米勒否认了这一说法，称“这不过是一个怀有政治报复心理的人所为”。
周三，米勒在X平台上发帖敦促莫雷诺“停止撒谎”。
蒙大拿州共和党参议员蒂姆·希伊周四在X平台上回应一名记者关于那只蓝色兔子的帖子时表示：“马克斯应该下台并寻求帮助。继续留在这场竞选中只会让我们更有可能输掉这个席位，把民主党送上多数党位置，从而弹劾特朗普总统。”
另一位共和党人、南达科他州共和党参议员迈克·朗兹表示，他不会介入此事。
当美国有线电视新闻网问及鉴于莫雷诺已经公开此事，米勒是否应该辞职或退出竞选时，朗兹回答说：“我认为如果莫雷诺参议员已经明确表示这是一个非常敏感的家庭问题，那就应该由他来处理。我没有关注这件事，也没有比其他人更多的信息。我不会介入。”
朗兹强调：“被指控是一回事。应该让负责调查此事的人来牵头处理。”
Rep. Max Miller faces growing calls to resign from Senate Republicans
PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2026, 6:01 PM ET / CNN
By Annie Grayer, Ellis Kim, Lauren Fox
Updated Aug 6, 2026, 6:04 PM ET
Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, walks on stage before speaking at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, in Las Vegas, on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.
John Locher/AP/File
Embattled GOP Rep. Max Miller is facing growing calls from Senate Republicans to resign or end his reelection bid – but has so far vowed to remain in the race as he denies abuse allegations from his ex-wife.
Sen. Jon Husted, an Ohio Republican, said on Thursday – after sidestepping questions on the matter for days – that Miller should end his campaign and leave Congress.
“I believe Max would be making the right decision to step aside as a candidate and resign from Congress to focus on what is in the best interest of his daughter. Years from now, I believe he will look back and know it was the right choice for her,” Husted posted on X.
Pressed later on why he took so long to call on Miller to resign, Husted said: “That speaks for itself.”
Miller, meanwhile, has denied any wrongdoing and vowed to stay in his reelection race.
“I’m going to continue to push. I am going to win this race,” Miller told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead” earlier this week.
While publicly Miller continues to be defiant that he won’t abandon his bid for reelection, an intense push to get him out of the race is still underway by party officials, who believe he could now imperil the GOP’s chances in the district, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Ohio’s 7th Congressional District is solidly Republican with Trump winning there by 11 points in 2024.
So far, the efforts haven’t been successful, but the slew of statements calling for him to get out are expected to continue, the source told CNN.
Over the weekend, Ohio GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno – Miller’s former father-in-law – said that Miller “should not serve” in Congress, calling him “a danger to my daughter.”
“He should not serve in the House of Representatives,” Moreno said on X.
Sen. Katie Britt, an Alabama Republican, backed up Moreno, telling CNN “we should stand with Bernie” when asked if senators need to call for Miller to step aside.
“My heart is broken for his granddaughter and his daughter. Their safety is what’s most important and we should stand with Bernie,” she told CNN.
Speaking to reporters earlier this week, Sen. Moreno suggested that Miller had withheld a blue bunny from his daughter – the senator’s granddaughter – saying that at one point “Max would not hand over the little blue bunny, literally held it hostage for 48 hours.
“This girl is crying at night because she can’t sleep without her little blue bunny,” he said.
In the interview with Tapper on Tuesday, Miller denied that, saying, “This is nothing more than an individual who’s being politically vindictive.”
On Wednesday, Miller posted on X a message to Sen. Moreno to “stop the lies.”
Montana GOP Sen. Tim Sheehy said on X Thursday, responding to a post by a reporter regarding the blue bunny, “Max should step aside and seek help. Staying in this race makes it far more likely we lose this seat and hand Democrats a majority to impeach President Trump.”
Another Republican – GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota – said he would stay out of the matter.
Asked by CNN if Miller should step down or stop running given how open Moreno has been about the ordeal, Rounds replied, “I think if Senator Moreno has made it very clear that it’s a very sensitive family member, and I’ll let him do it. I’m not following it, and I don’t have any more information than anybody else has. I will stay out of it.”
Rounds emphasized, “It’s one thing to be accused. I’ll let those individuals who are investigating it take the lead.”
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