'Hitting pay dirt': Trump urges Vivek Ramaswamy to keep Ohio attack ad starring Amy Acton's estranged mother despite GOP backlash
President Donald Trump dragged his own mother into the row, claiming that if Mary MacLeod Trump attacked him, it would be 'the Ad of the Decade'. He hit out at Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, who said the ad is 'just wrong' and should come down. In the ad, Donna Arthur calls her daughter 'a liar'. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose says his office is investigating complaints about it.
Acton has said her stepfather raped her as a child, and her mother stayed married to him.
Acton branded the ad 'despicable', and donations to her campaign have since surged.
Vice President JD Vance also defended the ad, defying Ohio's Republican establishment.
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Daily Mail NewsTrump swears he 'knows nothing' about brutal mother attack ad in Ohio... then drags his own mom into the fightThe IndependentTrump defends Vivek Ramaswamy’s Acton attack ad despite bipartisan backlashBBC News - Politics'This is despicable': Amy Acton responds to Ohio attack adThe IndependentTrump rushes to back Vivek Ramaswamy over controversial ad and blasts Republicans criticizing itThe IndependentRamaswamy backlash mounts as Ohio governor urges him to take down 'deeply troubling' adThe HillRamaswamy controversy pits Trump, Vance against Ohio GOP establishmentCBS NewsTrump says he recommended "powerful" Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother stay upThe HillActon fundraising surges following controversial adHuffPostTrump Thinks Repulsive Ohio Attack Ad Is 'So Good,' ActuallyPoliticoTrump presses Ramaswamy to keep running controversial ad featuring Acton’s estranged motherThe HillTrump doubles down on anti-Acton ad in Ohio: ‘Vivek should keep it up’UPIGov. DeWine tells Ramaswamy to remove campaign ad: 'It's just wrong'
