The sitting Republican governor of Ohio called on Vivek Ramaswamy to remove his campaign ad from the air.
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The Briefing with Jen PsakiOct 23, 2026
Multiple tier1/tier2 sources (NBC News, NYT, AP-based reporting) confirm that Republican Gov. Mike DeWine publicly called on Ramaswamy to take down the ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother, on October 22, 2026, before the October 23 posting date.
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… That shows this ad shows, of course, Amy Acton's mother calling her a liar, but leaves out the very, very key, important context that Acton was removed from her mother's custody at age twelve when her stepfather was criminally charged with raping her. Even Ohio's sitting Republican governor has now called on Ramaswamy to take the ad off the air, but today, visibly angry Donald Trump decided he would stop dipping his toes in the water and instead just go absolutely all in on defending the ad and attacking a childhood rape victim. …
The Briefing with Jen Psaki · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. NBC News reports that DeWine on Thursday (Oct. 22, 2026) called for Ramaswamy to stop airing the ad featuring Acton's estranged mother, calling it 'deeply, deeply troubling.'[2]
Supports. The New York Times reports DeWine called on Ramaswamy to take down the widely criticized attack ad, saying 'It's wrong to run this ad.'[3]
Supports. UPI and USA Today quote DeWine urging the Ramaswamy campaign to take the ad down, describing it as 'just wrong.'[4][5]
Context. DeWine said he still endorsed Ramaswamy and did not rescind his endorsement, and Trump publicly rebuked DeWine for the call.[2][6]
Context. AP reports the ad was taken off the air after the campaign spent about a quarter of its planned $4 million budget; this occurred after the claim's date.[1][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad featuring opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother is off the air in Ohioapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls on Vivek Ramaswamy to take down ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3Republican Gov. Mike DeWine Calls on Ramaswamy to Remove Acton Attack Adnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Gov. DeWine tells Ramaswamy to remove campaign ad: 'It's just wrong'upi.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Ohio Gov. DeWine condemns Ramaswamy ad, calls for it to be ...usatoday.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Ohio governor says Ramaswamy should take down controversial adrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Vivek Ramaswamy discontinues attack ad that triggered backlashnewsweek.com · not rated · cited for: context
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- Donald Trump has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor of Ohio.True
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