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Donald Trump defends Vivek Ramasamy ad and says Amy Acton has ‘no right’ running for Ohio governor
visibility comment0 event October 22, 2026 timer 19:28
President Donald Trump continued his defense of a controversial ad run by Ohio GOP candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy that features his Democratic opponent’s estranged mother.
Taking questions from the White House press pool, Trump repeated that he didn’t know Amy Acton’s mother, Dona Arthur, and didn’t know what the candidate said about her.
Acton and her mother haven’t spoken since she was 12, after Arthur’s husband was charged with rape for allegedly sexually abusing Acton.
"If what the mother said about the mother is half right, she has no right even running for the governor of Ohio," Trump said.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/10/22/trump-defends-ramaswamy-ad-acton-mother/92384254007
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