'Very Unfair': Trump Backs Controversial Ramaswamy Ad During Chillicothe Campaign Stop
I couldn't find the specific Chillicothe article with the "very unfair" quote, so I can't confirm what Trump said at that stop. Here is what the coverage I found shows about the controversy.
The ad: Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, is running an ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic opponent Amy Acton. Acton has been open about facing homelessness and abuse as a child, and her mother lost custody of her children after her husband was indicted for raping Acton. The ad has her mother calling her a liar.
Trump's position: He defended the ad on social media, calling it "powerful" and saying he would run such an ad himself. In later remarks, he said Ramaswamy should keep airing it even knowing Acton's history. He also called Gov. Mike DeWine "disloyal to the Republican Party."
Republican criticism: DeWine urged the campaign to take the ad down. Sen. Jon Husted and Secretary of State Frank LaRose said they would not have run it. Iowa Senate nominee Ashley Hinson said the campaign should pull it.
Support: Vice President JD Vance has defended it. The Ramaswamy campaign has said Acton's own campaign was the first to attack an opponent's mother, a reference to her team's summer attacks on Ramaswamy's mother, and that it is being held to a double standard. Ramaswamy has said the ad was about Acton's record of dishonesty, not her childhood abuse.
Fallout: The Plain Dealer endorsed Acton, writing that using childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it crosses a line.
If you can share the link or the text of the Chillicothe article, I can go through what Trump said there. I can also search again for coverage of that specific stop.
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