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Vance says he’s ‘disgusted’ by GOP pushback to Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother

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Smyth, J. C., & Binkley, C. (2026, October 21). Vance says he’s ‘disgusted’ by GOP pushback to Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/vance-says-he-s-disgusted-by-gop-pushback-to-ramaswamy-ad-featuring-amy-acton-s-estranged-mother/article_02d8380d-4b40-508c-96bb-74ef9bb8e219.html

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JD Vance expressed disgust at Republican backlash during a campaign stop in Ohio when discussing an ad by Vivek Ramaswamy that includes comments from Dr. Amy Acton's estranged mother regarding Acton’s difficult upbringing. The ad, part of the governor's race campaign, has become a point of contention within the party.

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Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, has pulled a controversial campaign ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, after facing widespread criticism. The ad, which aired on October 20th and was supported by $4 million in spending, had Donna Arthur denounce her daughter as a "liar" to question Amy’s fitness for office. This came amid revelations that Acton's stepfather allegedly sexually abused her at age twelve; Amy Acton is now estranged from her mother. The ad generated bipartisan backlash and led to a significant drop in Ramaswamy's polling numbers, prompting him to halt the advertisement ten days after its release.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vice President JD Vance said during a campaign visit to Ohio on Wednesday that he is “disgusted” by the Republican pushback against an ad by Vivek Ramaswamy that features the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent in the governor’s race, Dr. Amy Acton, and raises questions about her traumatic childhood. asserted

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“Politics is a tough business,” Vance said to reporters. asserted

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Vance says he’s ‘disgusted’ by GOP pushback to Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother

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