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Trump Voices Support for Ramaswamy Ad Featuring Acton's Mother
What happened
President Trump publicly defended a campaign advertisement by Vivek Ramaswamy that features the estranged mother of Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. Trump stated that he would use such an ad himself, calling it hitting pay dirt. The ad has drawn criticism from within the Republican party.
Side by side
ABC News and CBS News frame Trump as "doubling down" on criticism and use Trump's own quoted language about "hitting pay dirt" to characterize his position. CBS News describes the ad as "powerful" in Trump's view.
- ABCTrump doubles down on Amy Acton criticism as Ramaswamy ad controversy swirlsABC News · Lean Left
- CBSTrump praises "powerful" Ramaswamy ad featuring Acton's motherCBS News · Lean Left
Bloomberg and Newsweek emphasize the "GOP blowback" and "Republican opposition" to the ad, with Bloomberg noting Trump "stepped up his support" and "intensified" it despite this pushback. Newsweek describes Acton's mother as "smart" per Trump's description.
- BLMTrump Intensifies Support for Ramaswamy Ad Despite GOP BlowbackBloomberg · Center
- NWTrump Praises Amy Acton's 'Smart' Mother for Vivek Ramaswamy Attack AdNewsweek · Center
Newsmax offers a straightforward report that Trump "defends" the ad. The Daily Caller highlights Trump's framing of the issue as "fair game" and focuses on what Trump characterized as the "media's double standards."
- NMXTrump Defends Ramaswamy Ad Attacking ActonNewsmax · Right · link via Google News
- DC‘Fair Game’: Trump Weighs In On Ramaswamy’s Controversial Attack AdThe Daily Caller · Right
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