Republican lawmaker apologizes for asking Christian to delete social media post
Asher Notheis
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A Republican congressman in Ohio has issued an apology online after he asked a Christian to delete a social media post sharing her faith.
Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) posted his apology on X, the platform once known as Twitter, a few hours after he shared a post from Lizzie Marbach, a Christian who worked for the RNC and the 2020 campaign of former president Donald Trump, that stated there was no hope for anyone “outside of having faith in Jesus Christ alone.” In his repost, Miller described Marbach’s post as “one of the most bigoted tweets” he had ever seen and asked her to delete it.
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“I posted something earlier that conveyed a message I did not intend,” Miller wrote Tuesday evening. “I will not try to hide my mistake or run from it. I sincerely apologize to Lizzie and to everyone who read my post.”
https://twitter.com/MaxMillerOH/status/1691617105924272208?s=20
Miller, who entered Congress earlier this year, calls himself a ‘proud Jew’ on X. He was endorsed by former President Donald Trump ahead of the 2022 elections.
On Wednesday morning, Marbach issued a statement on social media, saying she accepts Miller’s apology “100%” but that he needed to ask forgiveness from “God himself.” She also thanked other social media who supported her following Miller’s initial condemnation.
https://twitter.com/LizzieMarbach/status/1691636259960037753?s=20 https://twitter.com/LizzieMarbach/status/1691825118727553295?s=20
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Another Ohio lawmaker, Rep. Casey Weinstein (D-OH), had also asked Marbach to delete her post on social media, stating in a post that he and Miller stood on “opposite sides of the aisle,” but in this specific case, he stands “right with Max on this.”
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1691619500121092286?s=20
The post was later deleted, and as of Wednesday morning, Weinstein has not acknowledged his deleted post.