Ramaswamy defends ad attacking Amy Acton over childhood abuse

Wall Street Turkish - International (English) · Oct 27, 2026 · 1m

Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign aired an advertisement in which the mother of his Democratic rival, Amy Acton, advised Ohio voters to avoid supporting her and labeled her untruthful. According to Moira Donegan of The Guardian, Acton has not had contact with her mother for close to 50 years. Their final meeting occurred in a courtroom, where Acton's mother backed her husband, who was accused of sexually assaulting and raping Acton from ages nine to 12. The piece notes that he eventually fled the state with Acton’s mother and avoided facing legal consequences. The ad made no mention of the…