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…. And yet, even the word “hypocrisy” doesn’t do it justice.
Let’s take a look at how Trump’s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, talks about the opposition:
Freaks, weirdos, losers, and crazies. Okay. So let’s talk about Congressman Max Miller, an Ohio Republican, who was one of Trump’s own aides before Trump endorsed him for Congress.
The allegations against Miller are horrifying. His ex-wife, Emily Moreno, who happens to be the daughter of a sitting Republican senator, told police that Miller held a gun on her while she was changing their daughter. Court filings allege he threw burning hot water at her, shoved her against a wall, and struck her during a custody handoff in front of their little girl.
A second woman has accused Miller of the same thing. His ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Grisham, who was Trump's own White House press secretary. She’s suing him right now for breaking the agreement they signed over it.
So how has the mighty Republican Party responded to credible abuse allegations against one of its own, from two women out of Trump’s own White House? Silence.
These are allegations, and Max Miller is entitled to his defense. But it isn’t hard to see hypocrisy here.
Three weeks ago, Graham Platner was accused of rape in Maine. Democrats pulled their support fast. He was out of the race in days. And Republicans spent that week criticizing Democrats for not moving quicker. Kevin McCarthy went on Fox News and bragged that Republicans walk away from bad candidates. Well, here’s your chance to back that up.
And let’s be honest, Democrats did the right thing. But think about what it cost them. They lit their best shot at the Senate on fire because of the allegations.
But Max Miller is just a random Republican Congressman from Ohio who Trump happens to like. And that is enough for the party to look the other way
Adam Kinzinger
