{"id":10815,"date":"2026-10-23T02:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T02:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=10815"},"modified":"2026-10-23T02:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T02:43:25","slug":"trump-backs-ramaswamy-ad-featuring-rival-amy-actons-estranged-mother-us-midterm-elections-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=10815","title":{"rendered":"Trump backs Ramaswamy ad featuring rival Amy Acton\u2019s estranged mother | US Midterm Elections 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trump advises the Republican gubernatorial candidate to keep running the controversial advertisement.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published On 23 Oct 2026<\/span>23 Oct 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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US President Donald Trump has backed Republican Vivek Ramaswamy amid controversy over an attack advertisement by the Ohio gubernatorial candidate against his Democratic rival.<\/p>\n

Trump said in a social media post on Thursday that Ramaswamy should keep running the advertisement that features Democratic candidate Amy Acton\u2019s estranged mother.<\/p>\n

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In the advertisement, Donna Arthur, Acton\u2019s mother, disputes her daughter\u2019s account of a childhood involving homelessness and \u2060\u2060sexual abuse by her stepfather, urging Ohioans not to vote for her.<\/p>\n

Acton says she has not seen her mother since 1978. Acton\u2019s brother has supported her account of being sexually abused by her stepfather when she was a child. The stepfather, who died in 2004, was charged with rape.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnybody whose mother spoke about a daughter in that way would normally lead to the daughter being precluded from serving in office,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

The US president also attacked Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, who advised Ramaswamy to take down the advertisement, labelling him \u201cdisloyal\u201d to the Republican party.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s wrong\u2019<\/h2>\n

At a gathering with reporters at the Ohio Statehouse, DeWine recalled the painful experiences of rape victims he dealt with as a county prosecutor and state attorney general.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s wrong to run this ad,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd, even at this late time \u2013 my wife, Fran, saw the advertisement just run this morning on TV \u2013 I would just urge the Ramaswamy campaign to take this down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Acton\u2019s brother, Philip Stearns, called the advertisement \u2060\u2060a \u201cdesperate, disgusting attack\u201d, while Acton campaign spokesperson Addie Bullock called Ramaswamy\u2019s decision to promote it \u201cboth despicable and entirely predictable\u201d.<\/p>\n

Vice President JD Vance, campaigning on Wednesday with Ramaswamy \u2060\u2060and US Senator Jon Husted, an Ohio Republican, had brushed aside \u2060\u2060the blowback.<\/p>\n

Vance, a former senator from Ohio, expressed disgust with Republicans \u201cwhining\u201d about the advertisement as low and in poor taste.<\/p>\n

Ramaswamy\u2019s campaign said it was spending $4m to promote the advertisement.<\/p>\n

Opinion polls suggest Acton is narrowly leading Ramaswamy in a tight race to replace the term-limited DeWine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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