'Vivek should keep it up': Trump backs Ramaswamy's Ohio ad featuring Acton's estranged mother despite Republican backlash
President Donald Trump called the attack ad 'so good' and said using it was 'hitting pay dirt', turning his fire on Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, who had urged Vivek Ramaswamy to pull it. In the ad, Donna Arthur calls her daughter Amy Acton 'a liar'. Acton, Ohio's former health director, has said she was raped by her stepfather as a child. Vice President JD Vance accused critics of 'whining'.
Amy Acton's verdict on the ad: 'This is despicable.'
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is investigating complaints made about the ad.
Acton has surged to second place on ActBlue's trending campaigns since the ad aired.
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The IndependentTrump defends Vivek Ramaswamy’s Acton attack ad despite bipartisan backlashThe IndependentTrump rushes to back Vivek Ramaswamy over controversial ad and blasts Republicans criticizing itBBC News - Politics'This is despicable': Amy Acton responds to Ohio attack adThe IndependentRamaswamy backlash mounts as Ohio governor urges him to take down 'deeply troubling' adCBS NewsTrump says he recommended "powerful" Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother stay upHuffPostTrump Thinks Repulsive Ohio Attack Ad Is 'So Good,' ActuallyThe HillActon fundraising surges following controversial adPoliticoTrump presses Ramaswamy to keep running controversial ad featuring Acton’s estranged motherUPIGov. DeWine tells Ramaswamy to remove campaign ad: 'It's just wrong'The HillTrump doubles down on anti-Acton ad in Ohio: ‘Vivek should keep it up’Raw StoryTrump goes all in on Ramaswamy ad that even top Ohio Republicans found ‘horrible’CBS NewsRamaswamy should drop ad featuring Acton's mom, GOP governor says, as Vance accuses critics of "whining"
