Trump attacks Ohio governor over call for Ramaswamy to drop ‘deeply troubling’ ad
Republican Mike DeWine says Ramaswamy ‘wrong’ to run controversial ad, drawing swift rebuke from president Ohio’s Republican governor Mike DeWine on…
The Guardian reports: Republican Mike DeWine says Ramaswamy ‘wrong’ to run controversial ad, drawing swift rebuke from president Ohio’s Republican governor Mike DeWine on Thursday said gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was “wrong” to release an ad critical of his Democratic rival Amy Acton that featured her estranged mother, and implored Ramaswamy to take the ad down.
DeWine’s comments drew a swift rebuke from Donald Trump, who urged Ramaswamy to keep the ad up.
This politics story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy and Ohio’s Republican.
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