An “unhinged, deranged man” waving a Palestinian flag attempted to run a Jewish Republican congressman off the road Thursday, the lawmaker said in a video posted on social media.
“This morning, as I was driving to work, some unhinged, deranged man decided to lay on his horn and run me off the road when he couldn’t get my attention to show me a Palestinian flag,” Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) said in a video posted on X.
“Not to mention death to Israel, death to me – that he wanted to kill me and my family,” the congressman continued. “Thank God my daughter was not in my vehicle or anybody else at the time.”
The incident took place in Rocky River, Ohio, which is about 10 miles west of Cleveland, according to Miller.
The congressman, a former Marine Corps Reserves member, said he filed a report with Capitol Police and local authorities after the incident.
“We know who this person is and he will face justice,” Miller said.
“I will not hide in the face of this blatant antisemitic violence,” Ohio’s 7th District rep added, noting that he carried on with planned meetings despite the scary incident.
“If you have an issue with a legislator, your city councilman, your mayor, anyone like that, the appropriate thing to do is to reach out to them for a phone call, to set up a meeting at one of our district offices,” Miller noted.
“What is not okay is to assault anyone, whether you’re a member of Congress or anybody else within our district while you are driving to work.”
There were a record-breaking 9,354 incidents of antisemitic assault, harassment and vandalism across the US last year – a startling 344% increase over the past five years – according to the Anti-Defamation League.
The 12-month total for 2024 averaged more than 25 targeted anti-Jewish incidents in the US per day, more than one an hour.
Capitol Police and the Rocky River Police Department did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment on the incident involving Miller.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and other members of Democratic leadership in the lower chamber condemned the attack on Miller.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack on Congressman Max Miller and his family and are thankful they are safe,” Democratic House leaders said in a joint statement. “The rise in political violence in this country is unacceptable.”
“This is a moment of crisis that requires Congress to act decisively in order to ensure the safety of every single Member who serves in the People’s House.”
