The campaign of Ohio Republican governor nominee Vivek Ramaswamy said it would launch a $4 million ad campaign featuring a controversial video of his Democratic opponent’s estranged mom after it went viral online.
The video – which was shared widely on social media, including by the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. – has roiled the gubernatorial race by bringing the issue of Democratic nominee Amy Acton’s past abuse to the forefront. Acton has said she has not seen her mother since she was about 12 years old, when a man her mother married abused her and faced criminal charges.
CNN’s Patrick Svitek reports on the controversy, while Democratic strategist Paul Begala and Republican strategist Terry Sullivan condemn the ad as “a moral malignancy” and “stupid,” respectively. Also, CNN’s Abby Phillip discusses the controversy with her NewsNight panel of political pundits.
0:00 Ohio GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad using his opponent’s estranged mother
3:13 Paul Begala says Ramaswamy ran "the sleaziest ad in American history"
4:26 GOP strategist explains why he thinks the ad was "political malpractice"
8:31 Amy Acton’s brother speaks out in a response ad
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