Amy Acton’s mother was convicted of theft, animal cruelty
Court records show Donna Arthur was convicted of neglecting kittens in a hot car and the campaign says it is spending $4 million on the ad.
- Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy released a campaign ad featuring Donna Arthur, the estranged mother of Democratic nominee Amy Acton, calling her daughter a "liar" in the final days of Ohio's governor race.
- The ad sparked backlash because Acton has long accused her late stepfather, Cledith Arthur, of sexually abusing her as a child in 1978, when she was 12 years old. Ramaswamy's campaign is spending $4 million to air the advertisement statewide.
- On Wednesday, Acton's campaign shared records documenting Arthur's "long history of fraud, abuse and legal jeopardy," including a 2021 animal neglect conviction for keeping kittens in a locked vehicle reaching 120 degrees and 1996 charges for passing "bad checks."
- President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance defended the ad, with Trump telling reporters Friday that Arthur's comments were "very much fair game." Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and former Governor John Kasich urged Ramaswamy to withdraw it.
- The controversy intensifies the close gubernatorial race in its final days, with critics calling the ad a "disgusting smear" against a candidate who has disclosed childhood abuse. Ramaswamy's campaign has defended the tactic as fair political speech.
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'Why can’t I have opponent like her': Trump mocks Acton in a final pitch for Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio
President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy amid the controversy surrounding his campaign ad featuring Democratic rival Amy Acton’s mother.
Donald Trump Says Vivek Ramaswamy Was 'Treated Very Unfairly' Amid Controversial Ad
Donald Trump is continuing to defend Vivek Ramaswamy amid criticism of a controversial Ohio campaign ad. During a rally in Chillicothe on October 28, the president argued that the Republican gubernatorial candidate had been treated unfairly over an ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton. Trump has defended the ad multiple […]
At a rally in Ohio, Donald Trump defended a controversial Republican governor's candidate, who had previously published a campaign ad that provoked intense indignation across parties.
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