Ramaswamy faces firestorm over US political ad featuring Democrat rival’s estranged mother

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Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is facing criticism over a political advertisement featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton. The ad includes Donna Arthur accusing her daughter of lying, against the backdrop of Acton's childhood abuse allegations involving her former stepfather.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican candidate for Ohio governor, faced a firestorm of criticism Wednesday over an ad featuring Democratic rival Amy Acton’s estranged mother, whose husband was charged with raping Acton when she was a child. Acton has not spoken with her mother, Donna Arthur, since her childhood, when she accused her then-stepfather of sexually abusing her for years. In the ad, Arthur says her daughter has “lied her entire life”. “Don’t let her become your governor. If you think...