Barack Obama Blasts Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ad
Obama condemned Ramaswamy’s anti-Acton ad as the campaign kept airing a revised version.
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Updated Oct 25, 11:08am ETFormer President Barack ObamaBarack Obama44th President of the United States (2009–2017) condemned Vivek RamaswamyVivek RamaswamyAmerican presidential candidate and businessman (born 1985)’s attack ad against Amy ActonAmy ActonAmerican physician and politician (born 1966). Ramaswamy’s campaign released a shorter version that removed a tent claim but kept her estranged mother’s accusation that Acton is a liar. The Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate’s original ad featured Acton’s mother urging voters not to elect her. Acton says her stepfather sexually abused her as a child, her mother stayed with him, and she has not seen her mother since age 12. Ramaswamy called the ad fair game and pledged $4 million to air it through Election Day. Donald Trump and JD Vance defended it, while Gov. Mike DeWineMike DeWineGovernor of Ohio since 2019 urged him to take it down. The revised ad is still running.
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Left-leaning outlets framed the ad as a cruel use of family trauma, then treated the backlash as a real campaign problem rather than just outrage. The New York Times cast Ramaswamy as weaponizing Acton’s estranged mother against her. Daily Beast emphasized that he softened the ad without pulling it. Los Angeles Times argued the episode fit cruelty already normalized in MAGA politics.
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