Trump digs in on controversial Ohio ad as forecaster shifts race away from Republicans
Topics: 2026 Midterm ElectionsOhio Politics
9 outlets (NBC News, NYT, CBS News, PBS NewsHour, The Hill, WSJ, Fox News, BBC US and Washington Examiner) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 9 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Acton”, “Amy”. Distinct wording: NBC News uses “Republicans” and “forecaster”; NYT uses “Republican” and “Dividing”; CBS News uses “fiercely” and “Vivek”; PBS NewsHour uses “bipartisan” and “criticism”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- NBC News reports: “President Trump defends Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial ad on his opponent Amy Acton (D) as the non-partisan Cook Political Report forecasts the race as Lean…”
- NYT reports: “President Trump with Vivek Ramaswamy at a rally in Ohio this month.”
- CBS News reports: “President Trump fiercely defended the controversial advertisement at the center of Ohio's gubernatorial race. Weijia Jiang has more details.”
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- NBC News: Trump digs in on controversial Ohio ad as forecaster shifts race away from Republicans
- NYT: The Ad Dividing the Republican Party
- CBS News: Trump fiercely defends Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial attack ad against Amy Acton
- PBS NewsHour: WATCH: Trump defends Ramaswamy's attack ad against Acton amid bipartisan criticism
- The Hill: Acton's mother was convicted of theft, animal cruelty: What to know
- WSJ: President Trump defended an attack ad against Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton that featured her estranged mother, calling it “very powerful”
- Fox News: ‘Can’t trust Amy Acton’: Viral ad distracts from what’s really at stake in critical race, GOP strategist says
- BBC US: 'This is despicable': Amy Acton responds to Ohio attack ad featuring her estranged mother
- Washington Examiner: Ohio Sen. Jon Husted says ‘I would not have run’ Ramaswamy ad against Amy Acton
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