Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign is using a controversial ad that features the estranged mother of his opponent, Amy Acton, to attack her personal history.

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ’s team confirmed that it produced a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of Amy Acton, and the campaign said it will spend $4 million to promote it despite facing bipartisan rebuke for dredging up the painful childhood of his Democratic opponent in Ohio’s governor’s race. @AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/3QCB8E #Ramaswamy #USPolitics #News

"Vivek Ramaswamy won’t take credit for a vile campaign advertisement featuring his opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother—but he’s more than happy to defend it. The #Ohio GOP gubernatorial nominee’s team released a statement Tuesday championing an ugly attack ad featuring Donna Arthur, who lost custody of Acton after years of documented issues, including #homelessness and sexual abuse by a stepfather." https://newrepublic.com/post/216859/vivek-ramaswamy-defends-ad-opponent-mom-sexual-abuse #GOP #Politics #Election2026 #Elections #News #US #USA #UnitedStates