INTRO: With less than two weeks until the midterm elections, Ohio Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy (vih-VAKE rah-muh-SWAH-mee) is facing criticism for a campaign ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic challenger, Dr. Amy Acton. Acton has been outspoken about sexual abuse she faced as a child while in her mother’s care. While rallying voters in Sioux (Soo) City, Iowa, President Trump spoke about the campaign ad.
ACK: President Trump
TAG: Acton and her brother were removed from the care of her mother and stepfather, and her stepfather was charged with the childhood rape of Acton. Acton’s mother remained married to her convicted husband until his death. Vice President JD Vance… an Ohio native… traveled to the Buckeye State to campaign for Ramaswamy. The president also criticized Ohio’s Republican Goveror Mike DeWine for speaking out against the ad – though DeWine maintains his support for Ramaswamy, who’s trailing behind Acton in the latest polling average from Real-Clear-Politics.
KEYWORD: Politics, Crime, Election, POTUS
