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‘No office is worth stooping that low’: Obama condemns Ramaswamy’s controversial ad | CNN Politics

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October 24, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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At a rally in Ohio, former President Barack Obama criticized Vivek Ramaswamy’s controversial campaign ad that featured Amy Acton’s estranged mother.

‘No office is worth stooping that low’: Obama condemns Ramaswamy’s controversial ad | CNN Politics

At a rally in Ohio, former President Barack Obama criticized Vivek Ramaswamy’s controversial campaign ad that featured Amy Acton’s estranged mother.

At a rally in Ohio, former President Barack Obama criticized Vivek Ramaswamy’s controversial campaign ad that featured Amy Acton’s estranged mother.

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President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters on his way to a Florida rally, defended an incendiary attack ad from Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy featuring his Democratic opponent's estranged mother.

Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy defended a highly controversial ad that features the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, calling Acton a liar. Acton has previously said she hasn’t seen her mother since she was 12 years old, when her mother lost custody of her children and the man she married was indicted for allegedly sexually abusing Acton.

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