Franklin Leonard
Role at the time: Founder of the Black List and Vanity Fair contributing editor
Condemned
Statement summary
Leonard says Ramaswamy is "campaigning hard for Most Despicable Person in Politics" in a post quoting Acton's release of her brother's statement.
“.@VivekGRamaswamy campaigning hard for Most Despicable Person in Politics just before the election.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Franklin Leonard condemns Ramaswamy over the Acton mother advertisement · Franklin LeonardPost 2112531809867276515
Franklin Leonard's post quotes Acton's post of an image containing Phillip Stearns's statement about the advertisement.
Why we used this label
Relative to the campaign's use of Acton's mother in the ad, Leonard criticizes Ramaswamy in response to the brother's statement condemning it.