# Trump defends Ramaswamy ad as backlash threatens Ohio GOP ticket

https://mins.news/en/item/111970

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-23 01:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-22/trump-defends-ramaswamy-ad-as-backlash-endangers-ohio-gop-ticket?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adab204de7d36000197d309

> Donald Trump defended an ad featuring the estranged mother of Amy Acton, the Democrat running for Ohio governor. He called it “very powerful” and dismissed the backlash as a news media plot.

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