Crossfiled11 outlets · filed 20 October 2026
Trump fiercely defends Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial attack ad against Amy Acton
President Trump fiercely defended the controversial advertisement at the center of Ohio's gubernatorial race. Weijia Jiang has more details.
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What the coverage shows
All of the coverage centers on Trump’s praise or defense of Ramaswamy’s ad and on the fact that the ad features Amy Acton’s estranged mother. NBC News, BBC News and CBS News foreground Acton’s condemnation, while CBS and NBC also emphasize criticism from family members and Ohio Gov. DeWine. AP, CNBC, CNN, PBS and The Independent focus more on Trump’s remarks, and only The Guardian US presents it as a live update on a widely criticized ad.
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