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President Donald Trump defended a controversial campaign advertisement released by Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy that features Democratic nominee Amy Acton's estranged mother calling her a liar. The ad drew widespread bipartisan backlash, including criticism from Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine. Ramaswamy and Trump pushed back against the criticism and defended the campaign material amid national attention.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Vivek Ramaswamy released an ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother, that it drew criticism from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, and that President Trump defended the advertisement.
Left-leaning outlets like NBC News and The Guardian focused heavily on President Trump doubling down on his defense of the ad and his counterattacks against Governor DeWine. Center outlets such as The Hill and CBS News highlighted the sparring between the administration and reporters over the controversy. Right-leaning outlets like Blaze Media and the Washington Examiner detailed the content of the ad and reported on Ramaswamy pushing back against the media coverage.
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Trump spars with NBC reporter over Ramaswamy attack ad
President Trump engaged in a vigorous back-and-forth Friday with NBC reporter Monica Alba after tripling down on the Ohio governor’s race ad featuring Democratic nominee Amy Acton’s estranged mother calling her a liar. Reporters asked Trump about fellow Republicans denouncing the ad that was created by Vivek Ramaswamy, the GOP candidate for Ohio governor.…
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Source context: President Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his support of a widely condemned attack ad against Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton
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Republican Mike DeWine says Ramaswamy ‘wrong’ to run controversial ad, drawing swift rebuke from presidentOhio’s Republican governor Mike DeWine on Thursday said gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was “wrong” to release an ad critical of his Democratic rival Amy Acton that featured her estranged mother, and implored Ramaswamy to take the ad…
President Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his support of a widely condemned attack ad against Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton
The president attacked Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine for criticizing GOP ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother
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President Trump engaged in a vigorous back-and-forth Friday with NBC reporter Monica Alba after tripling down on the Ohio governor’s race ad featuring Democratic nominee Amy Acton’s estranged mother calling her a liar. Reporters asked Trump about fellow Republicans denouncing the ad that was created by Vivek Ramaswamy, the GOP candidate for Ohio governor.…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The backlash over an Ohio campaign advertisement attacking Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for governor, spread beyond the state's borders Thursday, causing fresh headaches for Republicans with less than two weeks until the midterm elections. The latest episode began when Gov. Mike DeWine criticized Vivek Ramaswamy, a fellow…
Speaking at a campaign stop, Ramaswamy said the advertisement, which features Acton's mother calling her "a liar," had nothing to do with childhood abuse.
President Trump fiercely defended the controversial advertisement at the center of Ohio's gubernatorial race. Weijia Jiang has more details.
Her Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy is airing the ad featuring her mother, whose husband was charged with sexual abuse in her childhood.
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Political attack ads are nothing new, but Vivek Ramaswamy’s latest one in Ohio’s gubernatorial race takes things to a whole new level. The ad features Amy Acton’s own mother urging voters not to elect her. “My name is Donna Arthur, and I’m Amy Acton’s mother. I worked at Children and Family Service Association, building one of the first two sexual abuse…
STRONGVILLE, Ohio — Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy took aim at the news media amid a bipartisan backlash to his attack ad against Democratic opponent Amy Acton. “I want you to hear it from me directly: These people are lying to you, but I trust you to see through it,” Ramaswamy told a crowd…
