Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) lashed out at a reporter on Monday who grilled him over why it took so long to publicly speak out against his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), who was accused of domestic abuse.“You know, I hope you never have to go through a situation like this, and you wouldn’t ask that kind of fucking question,” Moreno reportedly told CNN’s Ellis Kim on Monday, according to NBC News’ Frank Thorp V.Sen MORENO asked by @elliskkim why it took so long to issue a statement on Rep Max Miller: MORENO: “You know, I hope you never have to go through a situation like this, and you wouldn’t ask that kind of fucking question.”— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) August 3, 2026Last week, Miller’s ex-wife and Bernie Moreno’s daughter, Emily Moreno, accused the Ohio representative of multiple incidents of abuse, including holding a gun to her head and possibly fracturing their 2-year-old daughter’s collarbone, according to records obtained by Mother Jones.According to an affidavit, she claimed Miller “physically touched [Moreno’s] counsel without consent.”Miller denied the allegations and filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife.She was granted a temporary restraining order last month.On Friday, when Bernie Moreno was pressed by NOTUS if Republicans should replace his former son-in-law on the ticket, he responded, “I don’t know.”In a follow-up statement to the outlet, Reagan McCarthy, a spokesperson for the Ohio senator wrote, “While we won’t dignify this baseless attacks by Democrats and their media allies, Senator Moreno will not speak on active litigation involving his family.”Bernie Moreno gave one more statement on X admitting the “last two years have been pure hell” for his family following his daughter’s divorce. He said he wanted to keep the matter private, but MIller’s “increasingly erratic and dangerous behavior has made that impossible.” As a father and husband, I can tell you the last two years have been pure hell for my wife Bridget, our daughter Emily, me, and our entire family in the aftermath of Emily's divorce.It has been horrific to watch this play out in full public view, all while knowing an innocent…— Bernie Moreno (@berniemoreno) August 2, 2026“As he has admitted privately, Max Miller needs serious psychological help. He is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter,” the Ohio senator wrote. “If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them.” Semafor’s Burgess Everett pressed Bernie Moreno further on why Miller is not resigning, where he responded, “You’ll have to ask him.”Sen. Moreno basically tells reporters to back off on Max MillerHe didn’t like being asked by one reporter why it took him so long to put out his statement: “I hope you never have to go through this situation, because you wouldn’t ask that kind of f$&$ing question”He put a…— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) August 3, 2026“Look, guys, this is about my personal family situation,” the Ohio senator reportedly said. “It’s pretty grotesque.”