Trump backs Ohio Congressman Miller after senator calls for resignation
Republican Senator J.D. Vance urged his former son-in-law to step down over allegations, but Trump declined to join the call
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What this story says
- President Trump did not call for Ohio Republican Congressman Max Miller to resign, despite allegations against him.
- Miller’s former father-in-law, Republican Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio, publicly urged him to step down over the weekend.
- All five outlets carrying the story attributed it to The Center Square, with no left-rated outlet covering the development.
- The reports agree Trump’s stance contrasts with Vance’s, but none specify the nature of the allegations against Miller.
President Trump declined to ask Ohio Republican Congressman Max Miller to resign his seat on 29 July 2024. The statement followed a call from Miller’s former father-in-law, Republican Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio, who had urged Miller to step down over unspecified allegations. All five outlets carrying the story attributed the account to The Center Square.
The reports agree that Vance acted "just over the weekend," though one digest omits the phrase "just over." No outlet specifies what the allegations against Miller involve. The Center Square, a right-rated outlet, originally reported the story, and all other outlets republished its account in digest form.
What the coverage left out
No left-rated outlet ran the story at all. None of the five digests mention the nature of the allegations against Miller or provide context beyond Vance’s familial relationship and political position. The Center Square’s original report, which all outlets cite, does not clarify what prompted Vance’s call for resignation.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
We hold no leaning breakdown for this story, so there is nothing to report about the left.
Centre
- The two centre-rated digests led on Trump’s refusal to join Vance’s call for Miller’s resignation. Both included that Vance is Miller’s former father-in-law and a Republican senator from Ohio. Neither added details beyond those in The Center Square’s original report.
Right
- The three right-rated digests also led on Trump’s decision not to ask Miller to resign. All three named Vance as Miller’s former father-in-law and a Republican senator from Ohio. One digest specified that Vance had acted "just over the weekend," while the other two used the phrase "just over the weekend" without the qualifier "just."
Read it at the source
5 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
2Right
3- Trump stands behind Miller despite Moreno’s allegations, call for resignation (opens Mountain Democrat in a new tab)
Mountain Democrat
- Trump stands behind Miller despite Moreno’s allegations, call for resignation (opens Shelby News in a new tab)
Shelby News
- Trump stands behind Miller despite Moreno’s allegations, call for resignation (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
The Center Square — is The Center Square biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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