Laura Loomer defends the Acton mother advertisement
Laura LoomerPolitical activist and commentator
Loomer attacks Republicans who criticize Ramaswamy over the ad, which she describes as Acton's mother calling Acton out for being a liar.
“Seriously screw every Republican who is attacking @VivekGRamaswamy over this ad by Amy Acton’s @amyactonoh own mother calling Amy out for being a liar.”
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Ramaswamy's campaign defends using Amy Acton's estranged mother in an attack ad
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign produced an advertisement in which Amy Acton's estranged mother accuses her of lying. Acton says Ramaswamy took advantage of her mother, and the campaign defends its attack on Acton's credibility. Critics from both parties condemn the tactic, while Laura Loomer defends it.
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Laura Loomer's post comments on using Amy Acton's estranged mother in the attack advertisement. Loomer compares the advertisement with political attacks featuring Paul Gosar's siblings and Mary Trump.
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Loomer's post quotes Walter Curt's post, which reproduces Donna Arthur's appeal from the ad.
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Later in the post, she compares the advertisement with attacks featuring Paul Gosar's siblings and Mary Trump, sides with Acton's mother and urges Ohio voters to support Ramaswamy.
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Relative to the campaign's use of Acton's mother in the ad, Loomer supports the ad and attacks Republicans who criticize Ramaswamy over it.
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