Socialists Sweep the Primaries & Spiderman Saves the Box Office | 8.6.26

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**Georgia Howe** (1:02)
Scandals threaten the races of multiple Republican candidates. Plus, Dr. Fauci faces a vote of contempt this morning.

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My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her. Here's what actually happened.

**Georgia Howe** (1:16)
I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley. It's Thursday, August 6th, and this is Morning Wire.

**John Bickley** (1:30)
Democratic Socialists secure primaries across the country, with Midwest states now seeing some of the most radical candidates rise.

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**Georgia Howe** (1:49)
Movie theaters are making a major comeback with Spiderman Brand New Day crushing the box office on the heels of hits like The Odyssey and Obsession.

**John Bickley** (1:58)
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**Georgia Howe** (2:04)
Two Republican congressmen had serious scandals come to a head this week, throwing their upcoming races into chaos. Plus, senators are expected to vote on whether to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt this morning.

**John Bickley** (2:15)
Joining us from the Capitol is our DC. Bureau Chief Tim Rice. Tim, great to have you on.

**Tim Rice** (2:20)
Always a pleasure, John.

**John Bickley** (2:21)
Tell us about these accusations against Congressman Max Miller and what his father-in-law, Bernie Moreno, is saying.

**Tim Rice** (2:29)
That's right. So, Max Miller, a Republican congressman from Ohio, gearing up for an already very tight re-election fight in November. His race has now been made more difficult by the fact that his ex-wife, Senator Bernie Moreno's daughter, Emily, has accused him of domestic abuse against both her and their two-year-old daughter. Emily Moreno alleges that for a number of years at the end of their marriage, Max Miller was abusive physically and emotionally to her and their daughter. She reports that her daughter was afraid to spend time alone with her father. The reason these, we've seen reports that police reports and requests for restraining orders had been reported on, had been leaked to the press. This all came to a head over the weekend when Max Miller preemptively did a live stream on X and denied all of the allegations, and said that this was his ex-wife and former father-in-law engaging in some sort of political retribution against him. Senator Moreno then responded in kind saying, of course, I haven't commented on these things until now because they've been in the courts and we've been going back and forth, and I'm trying to protect my family. It's just getting so ugly. It's been tit for tat. Every time Miller says something, Emily and Bernie Moreno come out and say something else. President Trump has been asked about this.
He has not yet rescinded any endorsements or weighed in one way or the other, equivocated whenever asked about it. But Republicans have been scrambling to see if they can get Max Miller off the ballot. Bernie Moreno says that he is not fit to serve in Congress.
I believe the deadline to replace him on the ballot passed. It seems that he might be on the ballot in November, which again, the party is a little bit worried. That'll be a very tough race to win given the allegations.

**John Bickley** (4:08)
Right. Now there's also the case of Chuck Edwards, who is another congressman, Republican, who is not running for re-election.
What triggered that?

**Tim Rice** (4:20)
Yes. A number of Chuck Edwards' former staffers said that he was engaged in aggressive flirtation. But Chuck Edwards is a married man. These were younger female staffers.