Democrat launches ad featuring Moreno ripping GOP’s Miller over daughter’s blue bunny

Democrat Brian Poindexter’s campaign is launching an ad Wednesday featuring Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) criticizing his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), over an incident involving Moreno’s granddaughter’s stuffed blue bunny.

The ad, first shared with The Hill, comes as Miller has faced intense scrutiny amid abuse allegations from his ex-wife, Emily Moreno. She has accused the House Republican of hurling hot water at her, pointing a gun at her head and breaking their daughter’s collarbone. Miller has denied the allegations and is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee.

The ad features remarks the senator made to reporters in August about his granddaughter crying at night because she did not have her stuffed blue bunny while staying with him. He claimed that Miller had refused to give the toy back.

“Look, I don’t care about the politics of this. My granddaughter, she has a little blue bunny that she sleeps with. 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. And his answer is, ‘I’m just not going to give it to you.’ So this is........

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