# Vivek Ramaswamy calls Amy Acton a ‘serial liar’ after ad controversy

https://mins.news/en/video/113517

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-23 23:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMVNuoZ_9L4

> Republican Vivek Ramaswamy defended his campaign ad on Friday. It features the estranged mother of his Democratic rival, Amy Acton, calling her “a liar.” At a campaign stop in northeast Ohio, Ramaswamy said the ad had nothing to do with childhood abuse.

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