# Trump hits campaign trail as Ohio governor's race turns ugly

https://mins.news/en/video/109268

- ABC News, 2026-10-21 10:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFtwIGRPwEM

> In Ohio’s toss-up governor’s race, Democrat Amy Acton’s campaign accused Republican rival Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign of using her estranged mother to urge voters not to support her. Acton has accused her mother of abuse and of standing by a man who sexually abused her. A video appearing to be a campaign ad circulated online Monday night, showing Donna Arthur saying she loves her daughter but that “Amy has a serious problem.”

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