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Max Miller Destroys His Career in Disastrous, Shambolic CNN Interview

Well. That was an unmitigated disaster. 

In today’s edition of Save My Career, embattled Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) appeared on CNN yesterday evening, where anchor Jake Tapper cross-examined him — live on the air — about allegations of spousal abuse, child abuse, and drug use. And it was certainly a memorable performance for all the wrong reasons.

Why’d he go on CNN? 

We’ll get into that in just a sec, but we must first identify Miller’s PR objectives:

  1. Reassure Republican voters so that he doesn’t face pressure to drop out of his reelection race. (GOP abandonment is his #1 vulnerability. If he loses MAGA’s base, his career is kaput.) He wants us to believe that Team MAGA still needs him.
  2. Put his latest scandal(s) behind him. (This has “already been addressed” and is therefore “yesterday’s news.”) Time to move on.
  3. Appear credible, honest, and trustworthy — so we believe his denials.

Now let’s reverse-engineer Miller’s PR strategy: The benefit of using CNN — as opposed to Fox News, where the ratings (and Republican audience) are over triple the size — is threefold:

  1. By appearing on CNN, Miller is signaling that he’s unafraid of tough, hostile questions. You can accuse him of many things (some of which are admittedly horrific), but you can’t accuse him of seeking a softball interview. He wants us to conclude, “If Miller had anything to hide, he wouldn’t have gone on CNN.” Thus, he must be innocent.
  2. Jake Tapper was also a perfect foil because GOP audiences are already expecting him to be rude, nasty, and antagonistic towards Republicans. In a verbal conflict between Tapper and Miller, conservatives are STRONGLY predisposed to side with Miller because Tapper has made false accusations against Republicans for years. (Plus, since Joe Biden’s senility so spectacularly fooled Tapper, he’s clearly not that bright, and Miller probably figured he’d steamroll him.)
  3. Since CNN’s Republican audience is so small, more Republicans will hear about his interview than see it. This means Miller can claim credit for entering the “belly of the beast” (and answering all the tough questions without flinching), while spinning any problematic moments on X, conservative podcasts, Fox News, Newsmax, etc. — where the MAGA audience is more concentrated.

I understand why Miller adopted this strategy, but it was still PR malpractice. In fact, it was such an unholy trainwreck that his career is likely over.

The smarter PR approach would’ve been to sidestep the controversy instead of litigating it point-by-point: “I love my little girl more than life itself, and it just kills me that she’ll read all these horrible lies about her daddy one day. That’s why I’ll never say a bad word about my daughter’s mother — even when it exonerates me.”

That’s all he had to say!

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Obama White House “Champion of Change” Who Campaigned Against Violence Toward Women Charged With Allegedly Beating and Stalking Girlfriend

An attorney celebrated by the Obama White House for campaigning against violence toward women is now facing nine criminal charges over an alleged yearlong campaign of abuse and intimidation against his girlfriend.

You cannot make this up.

Cody McDavis, 32, the 6-foot-8 former University of Northern Colorado basketball standout who later earned a law degree from UCLA and joined the firm Vedder Price, was charged on July 20 with six felony counts and three misdemeanors.

Prosecutors in Los Angeles County Superior Court allege he “willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly” followed and harassed his girlfriend from July 2025 through June 2026, leaving her in fear for her safety and that of her family, according to the criminal complaint reviewed by the New York Post.

The charges include three felony counts of inflicting corporal injury, two for stalking, one for attempting to prevent her from pursuing prosecution, and three misdemeanor counts of violating a protective order.

Recommended bail is $550,000. He is scheduled to be arraigned September 2.

This is the same Cody McDavis who was celebrated by the Obama-Biden White House as a “Champion of Change” for his work on the “It’s On Us” campaign, the Obama administration’s signature effort to combat sexual assault on college campuses.

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Senator Bernie Moreno Calls on Former Son-in-Law Rep. Max Miller to Resign from Congress Amid Domestic Abuse Allegations

Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) on Sunday called for Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) to resign from Congress amid allegations of domestic abuse.

Max Miller is accused of holding a gun to his wife’s head during their marriage and breaking his daughter’s collarbone.

On Sunday morning, Max Miller denied abusing his ex-wife Emily Moreno and their 2-year-old daughter.

Rep. Miller vowed to stay in the Congressional race.

Later Sunday, Senator Moreno said Max Miller should not serve in the House of Representatives.

Senator Moreno said the last two years have been “pure hell” for his family in the aftermath of his daughter’s divorce.

Full statement from Bernie Moreno:

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 two-year-old girl is caught in the middle. Our priority has always been protecting our daughter and our granddaughter. Out of concern for the safety of my family, I hoped to keep this matter private but Max Miller’s increasingly erratic and dangerous behavior has made that impossible.

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.

If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them. He should not serve in the House of Representatives. I believe Max Miller needs to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake. I believe he should not be free to continue endangering others until he does.

I ran for office because I wanted to make a difference for the country that gave me every opportunity to succeed, and to leave this nation better for my children and grandchildren. That sacrifice has been especially hard on my wife Bridget, whose big heart and steady support have never wavered. I owe it to her, to Emily, and to my granddaughter to speak the truth now.

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18-Year-Old Woman Found Dead at Home Owned by Democrat Rep Ayanna Pressely’s Husband Was Murdered – Death Ruled a Homicide

The victim found dead at a home owned by Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s was identified last week as 18-year-old Yoseliani Marte.

Marte was found shot to death on July 18.

On Thursday, the medical examiner ruled the victim’s death a homicide.

As TGP previously reported, a death investigation was underway earlier this month at a home owned by the husband of far-left Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) after a body was discovered on the property, according to Boston police.

Authorities responded to the Mattapan residence after reports of a deceased individual on the grounds of the property. The home is owned by Pressley’s husband, Conan Harris, Boston Globe first reported.

Harris and Pressley do not reside at the Mattapan property.

The victim’s family revealed that Marte lost her life as a result of domestic violence.

“With shattered hearts, I share the unimaginable loss of my beloved daughter Yoseliani, who tragically lost her life at just 18 years old as a result of domestic violence,” the GoFundMe said.

“No words can truly express the pain of losing someone so young, with so many dreams, hopes, and milestones still ahead of her. Yoseliani was deeply loved by her family, friends, and everyone whose life she touched. Her kindness, beautiful spirit, and bright future will never be forgotten,” the GoFundMe said.

“Domestic violence has taken a beautiful young life far too soon. We hope that, through the love and support of this community, my family can find comfort in knowing we are not facing this tragedy alone,” they said.

Boston 25 News reported:

An 18-year-old woman who was found dead inside a home owned by the husband of Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley was murdered, authorities announced Thursday.

Officers responding to the home at 25 Malta Road in the city’s Mattapan neighborhood just before 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, found Yoseliani Ann Marte Ocasio suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, according to the Boston Police Department.

Ocasio was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner officially ruled her death a homicide on Thursday, according to police.

Ocasio’s mother, Elenie Ocasio, previously told Boston 25 News on July 20 that she believed her daughter was the victim of a homicide.

“This coward killed my baby. He put a gun to her head, took my baby in that house and left her to die,” Elenie said.

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Woman’s Sob Story About ICE Arresting Her Illegal Alien Hubby Blows Up in Her Face When the Sinister Truth Emerges

A ‘tear-jerking’ story spread by an illegal alien’s wife that caused an anti-ICE hunger strike in Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center in New Jersey, has been completely debunked. And the actual story is chilling.

Several outlets previously reported that 31-year-old Peruvian national Martin Soto had been arrested by ICE agents on February 1 while buying diapers for his child. The source for the claims was Martin’s wife, Gabriela.

Gabriela Soto led a hunger strike in May protesting the alleged horrors inside the Newark facility. She claimed that detainees were served meals contaminated with worms and mold.

She also said detainees suffered from gas fumes, inadequate sanitation, and poor medical care.

Gabriela Soto revealed to NJ.com that her ultimate goal was to free her husband and every other detainee.

“If I have a miscarriage because of this pressure, I will sue them,” she said. “I am tired of them controlling the situation. He is in that van. I saw him resisting to get in the van; they forced him in there, two big a** guards.

“He was handcuffed. They were trying to move him.”

The demonstration later spread into widespread protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tactics and the Trump Administration’s deportation policies.

Gabriela Soto also set up a GoFundMe Account to raise money for her family while her husband was in custody.

But now The Daily Wire’s Jennie Taer has revealed that the story Gariela Soto spread was nothing but a dangerous lie.

The real reason for her husband’s detainment is far more sinister. It turns out that Martin Soto was actually arrested for a horrific domestic assault on another woman.

More from The Daily Wire:

Martin Soto “purposely” caused “bodily injury” to an unnamed female victim, specifically by using his hands, both opened and closed to strike” her in her face, causing minor scratches and cuts to her face and neck,” a copy of the police report obtained by the Oversight Project and shared with The Daily Wire reads.

Soto then allegedly placed a hand over her mouth so she could not scream for help.

“The public was told a good man was grabbed by ICE while buying diapers, Scott Mechkowski, a visiting fellow for deportation studies at the Oversight Project, told Taer. “The record says he was arrested by Kearny police, handed to Hudson County, taken into ICE custody, and detained at Delaney Hall while charged with assaulting the very woman who then made him a headline.”

“This is the pattern: a sympathetic claim built to go viral, while the facts sit unread in a file. Delaney Hall was inspected and cleared, its officers branded jailers of the innocent on stories that collapse the moment you check the record. This is one example; there are many,” he continued.

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UH OH: Three Ex-Lovers of Graham Platner Reveal His Awful Physical Abuse, Shocking Behavior, and Sickening Remarks: “I Would R*pe Them to Show I’m Dominant”

The Senate campaign of Graham Platner is now almost certainly kaput, as several women have come forward with stunning abuse revelations, shocking behavior from him, and more disgusting remarks while they dated.

The New York Times dropped the bombshell of the 2026 election cycle on Tuesday with separate claims from former lovers of Platner who independently say he engaged in predatory behavior.

Interestingly, Platner invited these allegations after several news reports confirmed he had sent sexual messages to women while married. Platner reached out to several of his exes to ask whether they would say he may have been a bad boyfriend but otherwise a good guy.

While some of the women told Platner what he wanted to hear, three offered a more sinister picture after the New York Times reached out.

The Times reported:

In extensive conversations over the past two months, three other women who had been romantically involved with Mr. Platner offered a far more complicated assessment, describing volatile and “toxic” relationships that were unsettling and at times emotionally wrenching.

Mr. Platner could be charming and charismatic, they recalled in interviews, but also demeaning to women and, in at least one case, even physically threatening. He drank heavily and was regularly unfaithful.

40-year-old Lyndsey Fifield, a Virginia conservative who dated Platner between 2013 and 2015, called him “cavalierly contemptuous of women’s emotions, of our ‘weakness.’

She added that Platner “reminded me of just how much he hated women.”

41-year-old Jenny Racicot, a Maine Democrat who dated Platner between 2019 and 2021, said that his sexist Reddit posts about women were not sh*tposting, but true to his character.

“When I saw the old comments that he made online,” she said, “I recognized a version of him that I had experiences with.”

A third woman, also from Maine, had a long-distance relationship with Mr. Platner on and off for years, as recently as 2016. She said she was “collateral damage to the world that is his.”

But the most volatile relationship Platner had was with Fifield. This included him making some incredibly disturbing comments right in front of her.

The most shocking comment that Fifield recalled Platner saying? “I would r*pe them to show them that I’m dominant.

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Péter Magyar: The Insider Who Toppled Orbán – And the Uncomfortable Questions About His Past That Lingered in the Shadows

Today in the early hours, Budapest’s streets erupted in celebration. Fireworks lit the sky over the Danube as Péter Magyar, the 45-year-old leader of the Tisza Party, declared victory in Hungary’s parliamentary elections.

His centre-right opposition movement had just crushed Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party, securing a stunning 53.6% of the vote and 138 seats in the 199-seat parliament – a supermajority that will let him rewrite the constitution, dismantle Orbán’s “illiberal democracy,” and unlock frozen EU funds. Orbán, the man who had ruled Hungary for 16 unbroken years, conceded defeat in a terse speech, calling the result “painful but clear.”

European leaders could barely contain their glee. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, posted immediately: “Hungary has chosen Europe. Europe has always chosen Hungary. Together, we are stronger.

A country returns to its European path.” French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte were among those who phoned Magyar that night.

For Brussels, it was more than an election result – it was the end of a long nightmare. Orbán had blocked EU sanctions on Russia, vetoed aid to Ukraine, and turned Hungary into the bloc’s internal troublemaker. Now, von der Leyen and others hailed Magyar as the man who would “save Hungary” and bring it back into the European mainstream.

But as the champagne corks popped in Brussels and Budapest, a quieter question echoed in Hungarian pro-government circles and among some international observers: Why has so little been said – especially in Western media – about Péter Magyar’s own troubled past?

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WHAT’S IN CALIFORNIA’S WATER? Katie Porter, Another California Democrat Governor Candidate, Is Haunted by Serious Abuse Allegations

The race for the next California governor has been thrown into turmoil after Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign effectively collapsed under the weight of mounting sexual assault allegations and a complete loss of party support.

With every major Democrat endorsement now withdrawn, the race has rapidly shifted focus to the remaining candidates. At the top of that list for Democrats is former Representative Katie Porter—but her own record is now facing renewed scrutiny.

As previously reported by TGP, Swalwell’s political standing deteriorated almost overnight, leaving a sudden vacuum in a race he once led. That shift has elevated Porter into a leading position among Democrat contenders. However, unlike the narrative being pushed by much of the media, Porter’s background is not without controversy.

Porter has faced longstanding allegations stemming from a contentious divorce with her ex-husband, Matt Hoffman. According to court documents and reporting, both Porter and Hoffman filed domestic violence restraining orders against each other following a 2013 altercation.

Hoffman made serious accusations at the time, alleging that Porter engaged in physical and verbal abuse. His claims included allegations that Porter struck him, caused injury during domestic disputes, and engaged in degrading behavior.

Among the most widely cited claims were that Porter allegedly dumped a boiling pot of potatoes on him during an argument and shattered household items in a way that caused injury.

People make allegations against each other after messy divorces quite often, but if Hoffman, Porter’s ex-husband, was lying, it would not add up. Specific stories, like a boiling pot of potatoes, are much harder to fabricate and consistently maintain than general claims. At the same time, they would still be difficult to definitively prove.

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BOMBSHELL REPORT RESURFACES: Police Responded to ‘Domestic Dispute’ at Ohio Democrat Gubernatorial Candidate Amy Acton’s Home — Alcohol, Prescription Drugs, and Property Damage Detailed in Incident

Just when you thought the radical left couldn’t get any more unhinged, a bombshell 2019 police report has surfaced exposing the true character of Dr. Amy Acton, the Democrat now running for Ohio governor.

It can be recalled that former Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton announced a run for governor last year to replace term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine (R).  She is the first Democrat to enter the 2026 race.

In a statement announcing her candidacy, Acton shared, “I’m a doctor, not a politician.”

“I solve problems by bringing people together regardless of party to find solutions. So unlike most of our leaders, I know the answer to moving our state forward isn’t giving politicians more power, it’s giving people more freedom.”

She added, “Today, I filed papers to run for Governor because I refuse to look away from Ohioans who are struggling while self-serving politicians and special interests take our state in the wrong direction. It’s time to give power back to the people and our communities. It’s time for a change.”

Despite her claim to embrace freedom, many Ohioans remember Acton’s tenure as Health Director, and freedom was not a priority for her then.

In the early days of COVID, Acton was the first state official to inspire panic by using the debunked Imperial College of London computer model claiming millions would die from the virus.

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Tech billionaire’s alleged depraved double life: Palm Beach ex makes horrific claims about satanic beatings, insomnia-inducing sex acts and pregnancy terminated with violence

At a luxury estate in the rolling hills of Tuscany, Italy, Natalia Chernysheva claims she woke in agony, her body bruised and memory fractured after a night she could not fully recall.

It was November 2020, and she says she had been staying with her then-boyfriend, wealthy tech mogul Serg Bell, at the Renieri di Montalcino estate, a sprawling property surrounded by dense forest and miles from any public road, with only his assistant for company.

Disoriented and searching for answers, she says she turned to the villa’s surveillance system.

‘When I woke up the next day with pain in my body, I remember something very, very bad happened… but I just couldn’t remember,’ she told the Daily Mail in an exclusive interview.

‘So that’s when I checked the cameras.’

What she saw, she claimed, was horrifying. An emotional Chernysheva said: ‘Those pictures… I could see them in my head. But when I saw it captured on the cameras… my hands were shaking.’

The footage allegedly showed Bell grabbing her by the neck and strangling her before stepping back and adopting a martial arts stance. He then moved in again, striking and kicking her as she lay on the floor until she lost consciousness. The Daily Mail has not viewed the footage.

The alleged incident, detailed in a lawsuit filed by Chernysheva against Bell in Florida, was just one of many savage beatings she claims she endured during their six-year relationship.

After the alleged attack, it is claimed in the lawsuit that Bell calmly bent down to tie his shoelaces before walking away, leaving his assistant, who allegedly did not intervene, to lift her onto a couch.

‘That showed me how cruel Serg actually is,’ Chernysheva told the Daily Mail.

In the suit, Chernysheva, 42, alleges Bell, 54, exerted near-total control over her life – monitoring her spending, restricting her movements and isolating her from friends and family while making her financially dependent on him.

The document claims he enforced that control with violence, with the abuse spanning the globe – from Paris to Palm Beach, Singapore and Abu Dhabi.

‘[Bell] made me believe I couldn’t leave because there was nothing beyond him; life is him. He put that in my mind from the beginning.’

The lawsuit describes how she finally decided to break free from the relationship after an alleged attack in 2022 on the day she told Bell she was pregnant after In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), which she claims led to a miscarriage days later.

‘It seems so simple [to leave], but it’s not,’ Chernysheva told the Daily Mail. ‘In reality, it’s the most impossible thing when you are in so deep and trapped with someone.’ 

Bell, born in the Soviet Union and now a Singapore citizen, founded several companies including Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis, once valued at $4 billion. He stepped down as CEO in 2021 and is no longer associated with the company.

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