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Sen. Bernie Moreno says former son-in-law Max Miller should not serve in the House

washingtonpost.com

Bernie Moreno says his former son-in-law Max Miller is unfit for Congress — while the two men tell conflicting stories about how an injury occurred.

Principal-Agent ProblemConflict of InterestAttribution TheoryIn-Group Conflict

Theory Briefing

  • Moreno and Miller, once family by marriage in 2022, now publicly clash over Miller's fitness to serve in the House.
  • The two men offer competing accounts of how an injury occurred, with no independent version confirmed in the article.
  • A family dispute turned political feud raises the question of whether personal grievance or genuine principle is driving Moreno's public stance.
  • The divorce, finalized last year, forms the backdrop for what is now a very public Republican-on-Republican conflict.