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“Vivek Ramaswamy put up an ad featuring the mother of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton calling her a liar”
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Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign produced and promoted an ad featuring the estranged mother of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton calling her a liar.
According to reporting from ABC News, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign team confirmed that it produced and planned to spend millions promoting an advertisement featuring Amy Acton's estranged birth mother. ABC News noted that the ad features her mother calling Acton 'a liar' and questioning her mental health. Reports from NBC News and The Guardian corroborate that the ad sparked significant bipartisan controversy during the Ohio gubernatorial race.
Sources
- Ohio governor calls on Vivek Ramaswamy to take down ad featuring opponent’s estranged mother — NBC News
- Ramaswamy takes responsibility for ad with Amy Acton’s mother and will spend millions to promote it — abcnews.com
- Vivek Ramaswamy campaign ad for Ohio ‘shameful, disgusting’, says Republican congresswoman – US politics live — theguardian.com
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