Trump shouts 'quiet' at 'horrible little' female reporter as he digs in over Ramaswamy's Ohio ad starring Acton's estranged mother
President Donald Trump has now praised Donna Arthur as 'smart'. She is the mother who sided with the stepfather charged with raping her daughter, Democrat Amy Acton, at 12. In Vivek Ramaswamy's ad, Arthur calls Acton a 'liar'. Trump says he told Ramaswamy to 'leave it up', adding: 'Everybody should be so lucky.' The campaign is pouring $4 million into the spot.
Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine demanded the ad come down, but Trump said 'keep it up'.
Trump wrote on Truth Social: 'Who wouldn't use such an Ad? I would.'
Arthur stayed with the stepfather, who fled the charges and died a fugitive in 2004.
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