Vivek Ramaswamy's 'liar' ad against Ohio rival backfires after her long-lost stepsister backs her abuse account

Ramaswamy's campaign staff were warned not to run the ad — and some are now considering resigning days before the Ohio governor's election. The ad features Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, 82, calling her daughter a liar over childhood sexual abuse claims; Arthur lost custody of her children after her late husband was indicted for raping Acton and she fled the state with him.

The stepsister, a 62-year-old Youngstown woman, says Acton's stepfather also sexually assaulted her late sister Christine — 'more than once.'

Trump-world figures privately called the ad a 'self-inflicted wound,' with one calling Ramaswamy was 'siding with the rapist protector mom.'

Fox News host Sean Hannity claimed the bipartisan outcry was a 'dirty trick by Democrats' — a claim his guest, Senator Bernie Moreno, declined to challenge on air.