The Dispute Index

Carine Hajjar

Carine Hajjar is a member of The Washington Post's editorial board and an opinion columnist. She previously wrote for The Boston Globe.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Carine Hajjar on 2026 Midterm Elections, Media, and U.S. Politics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Carine Hajjar

Carine Hajjar

Role at the time: Washington Post editorial board member, on CNN This Morning

Condemned

Statement summary

Hajjar says Ohio voters facing tariffs and inflation deserve a substantive policy debate, and calls the race very nasty.

“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.”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)CNN This Morning: Ramaswamy ad discussion, October 23, 2026Opening panel, approximately 06:03 to 06:10 ET
Why we used this label

The matter under scrutiny is the Ramaswamy campaign's ad using Acton's estranged mother. Carine Hajjar criticizes the ad or the decision to promote it.

Read statementRamaswamy's campaign defends using Amy Acton's estranged mother in an attack ad

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