JD Vance praises Ramaswamy's ad calling Amy Acton a liar
JD VanceVice president of the United States
At an Ohio rally, Vance praises Ramaswamy for having the audacity to run the commercial and endorses its message that Acton is a liar.
“Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a T.V. commercial which calls it out like it is and calls Amy Acton 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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CNN rush transcript of a panel discussion of the Acton advertisement and Vance's defense of it. Rush transcripts may be revised.
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CNN rush transcript reproduces Vance's response to a question about the advertisement before his campaign appearance. Rush transcripts may be revised.
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The report distinguishes Vance's answer to reporters from his subsequent rally defense of the advertisement.
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Shortly after telling reporters that the ad's appropriateness was not his concern, Vance spoke at an Ohio rally, where he said the media and Ohio Democrats were obsessed.
After the quotation
On CNN that night, Abby Phillip opened a panel discussion on Vance's decision to defend the ad.
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Vance praises the decision to run the ad and endorses its claim that Acton is a liar. That defends the campaign's use of Acton's mother in the ad.
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“But the thing is, it's also just strategically poor. Vivek had much higher negatives relative to Acton before the polling started and when this ad came out. I can only imagine that's going to exacerbate, in a sense.”Read statement
Hajjar says Ohio voters deserve a policy debate instead
“They deserve a substantive policy debate, not -- I mean, this is the culmination of what has been, actually, a very nasty race in Ohio for a while now.”Read statement
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