Max Miller Denies Holding His Daughter's Blue Bunny Hostage

Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, denied Sen. Bernie Moreno’s, R-Ohio, allegations that he purposely withheld Moreno’s granddaughter’s beloved “little blue bunny.”
Max Miller Denies Holding His Daughter's Blue Bunny Hostage
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By Ed Scarce — August 6, 2026

At this point, I'd have to agree with Adam Kinzinger's take. Dude is definitely a psycho.

Source: MLive

On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Moreno, Emily’s father, accused Miller of withholding the bunny from his daughter for roughly 48 hours, saying the child was unable to sleep without it.

“Max would not hand over the little Blue Bunny,” Moreno told a reporter in a clip shared on X. “Literally held it hostage for 48 hours.”

Moreno said the child cried at night because she did not have the stuffed animal and described the alleged conduct as “the level of total and complete depravity.”

Miller pushed back Wednesday, posting screenshots on X that he said showed Moreno was misrepresenting what happened.

An intrepid reporter at Mother Jones paints an entirely different picture with a series of screenshots suggesting the bunny hostage-taking has been an ongoing problem.

But screenshots subsequently posted by Mother Jones reporter Abby Vesoulis appeared to provide additional context about the dispute.

Screenshots showed earlier requests involving the bunny, including a March 2025 email from Emily Moreno pleading with Miller to return it and an August email from Emily Moreno’s lawyer, Andrew Zashin, asking Miller’s attorneys to persuade him to give it back.

Another screenshot reportedly showed Miller telling Moreno in May that the Morenos would have to go through the parenting coordinator to retrieve the bunny.

Moreno has nevertheless continued to stand by his account.

As would be expected, Miller's antics have been greeted with widespread ridicule online.

Senator Bernie choked up, recounting the sordid bunny episode his granddaughter has had to endure.

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