President Donald Trump on Thursday defended a controversial campaign ad by Vivek Ramaswamy featuring
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TL;DR
Ohio’s Republican governor Mike DeWine on Thursday said gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was “wrong” to release an ad critical of his Democratic rival Amy Acton that featured her estranged mother, and implored Ramaswamy to take the ad down.
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Forbes Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/10/22/trump-calls-ramaswamys-controversial-acton-ad-very-powerful-after-ohio-gop-gov-calls-for-its-removal
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/ramaswamy-attack-ad-ohio-dewine
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CNBC Top News
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/22/trump-ramaswamy-ad-acton-mother-ad.html
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CBS News Politics
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-defends-vivek-ramaswamys-attack-ad-amy-acton
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CBS News Politics
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ramaswamy-ad-amy-acton-mother-trump