# Trump digs in on controversial Ohio ad as forecaster shifts race away from Republicans

https://mins.news/en/video/113352

- NBC News, 2026-10-23 20:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f88arxoB94g

> Trump defended a controversial ad by Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy targeting Democratic opponent Amy Acton. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report now rates the race as leaning Democratic.

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