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MAGA Candidate Dealt Humiliating Blow After ‘Sinister’ Ad: The Trump-endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy, already trailing in the polls, has been dealt yet another setback.
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Key FactsVance praises Ramaswamy over disputed Acton ad
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- At a Cincinnati rally, Vice President JD Vance praised Ramaswamy’s willingness to release the advertisement on October 21.
- The spot featured Acton’s long-estranged mother, Donna Arthur, who called her daughter a liar.
- Acton condemned the advertisement as terrible and exploitative and has publicly discussed abuse she says she endured.
- Ramaswamy’s campaign confirmed the advertisement; Senator Jon Husted said he would not have run it.
"Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial which calls it out like it is and calls Amy Acton a liar," Vance said.— JD Vance, at a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio
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